Religion and Philosophy

Lauritzen is concerned that stem cell research might significantly erode the boundary between human ...

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Why did John Stuart Mill support capital punishment? a. the prison system is too expensive for ...

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According to the U.S. Supreme Court in McClesky v. Kemp, what does the strong statistical evidence ...

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What is the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in Gregg v. Georgia? a. Capital punishment is cruel ...

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For Primoratz, what is the central moral consideration of capital punishment? a. deterrence b. ...

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According to van den Haag, deterrence depends on: a. rational calculation by would-be criminals. ...

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In arguing for the deterrent effect of capital punishment, van den Haag claims that: a. it has ...

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According to Bedau, an adequate cost/benefit analysis of the death penalty: a. would be ...

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In his dissent in Callins v. Collins, Justice Blackmun argues that capital punishment is ...

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When discussing the abolitionist argument that capital punishment is irreversible, van den Haag ...

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The ban against cruel and unusual punishment comes from: a. federal statute. b. state statutes. ...

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The Supreme Court held capital punishment was unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment in ...

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According to van den Haag, it is important to prove the deterrent value of the death penalty ...

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According to van den Haag, deterrence relies on the particular laws of the state a criminal ...

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According to Primoratz, the inequity of imposing capital punishment on the uneducated and poor does ...

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Most industrialized nations have abolished the death penalty. Indicate whether the statement is ...

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Primoratz believes that torturers have a right not to be tortured, because of the prohibition on ...

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According to van den Haag, it is easier to change the conditions that incline people to crime than ...

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According to Bedau, the only way to make sure that a convicted murderer doesn't kill again is to ...

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If the death penalty were applied only to the worst of the bad, Bedau says, he might accept it as a ...

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John Stuart Mill considered life imprisonment the most humane form of punishment Indicate ...

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Laws permitting the execution of the mentally retarded are constitutional. Indicate whether the ...

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Primoratz rejects the abolitionist argument that capital punishment is wrong because it violates ...

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Stated that have abolished capital punishment have experienced no perceptible increase in murders ...

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Van den Haag does not believe innocent people have been executed Indicate whether the statement ...

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