The Leviathan's Choice Capital Punishment in the Twenty-First Century,9780847697304

The Leviathan's Choice Capital Punishment in the Twenty-First Century

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ISBN13: 9780847697304
ISBN10: 0847697304
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-09-24
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

One of the broadest and most balanced accounts of the capital punishment debate, The Leviathan's Choice explores the death penalty from four distinct perspectives--philosophical, theological, social science, and legal--and includes scholarly essays on both sides of the debate. An ideal reader for students and policy makers, this book is essential for everyone following the arguments surrounding the death penalty.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Perspectives on the Death Penalty xi
J. Michael Martinez
William D. Richardson
D. Brandon Hornsby
PART 1: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Low Deeds and High Goods: Philosophical Foundations of the Death Penalty in the American Regime
3(16)
J. Michael Martinez
William D. Richardson
Cheryl A. Brown
Bearing Witness and Writing History in the Struggle against Capital Punishment
19(10)
Austin Sarat
Why Capital Punishment?
29(12)
Ernest van den Haag
``Woe to the Hand That Shed This Costly Blood'': Philosophical Arguments against the Death Penalty
41(28)
J. Michael Martinez
PART 2: THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Religious Orientation, Race, and Support for the Death Penalty
69(12)
Robert L. Young
Theological Arguments and the Case against Capital Punishment
81(28)
Mark Douglas
Is Capital Punishment Wrong?
109(6)
Jacob J. Vellenga
Deliverance from the Vicious Cycles of Murder
115(26)
Glen H. Stassen
PART 3: SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES
Social Science Data and the Death Penalty: Understanding the Debate over ``A Broken System''
141(18)
M. Christine Cagle
J. Michael Martinez
Fatal Flaws: The Implementation of the Death Penalty in the States
159(16)
Elizabeth Theiss Smith
Race and the Death Penalty
175(20)
John C. McAdams
``The Executioner's Face Is Always Well Hidden'': Social Science Arguments against Capital Punishment
195(18)
J. Michael Martinez
PART 4: LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
Massive Resistance: Capital Punishment, the Abolitionist Movement, and the Supreme Court
213(14)
Douglas Clouatre
``Freakishly Imposed'' or ``Fundamentally Fair''? Legal Arguments against the Death Penalty
227(22)
J. Michael Martinez
Legal Arguments in Favour of the Death Penalty
249(22)
J. Michael Martinez
Flaws in Capital Sentencing: Skewing the Reasoned Moral Response
271(30)
Chris Hutton
PART 5: FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The Death Penalty and the International Community: Evolving Norms or Persistent Differences?
301(14)
Timothy J. Schorn
Reflections on the Future of the Death Penalty
315(6)
Robert A. Miller
Notes 321(70)
Index 391(14)
About the Contributors 405

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