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

, by Martinez, J. Michael; Richardson, Willliam D.; Hornsby, Brandon D.; Brown, Cheryl A.; Cagle, M Christine; Clouatre, Douglas; Douglas, Mark; Hutton, Chris; McAdams, John; Miller, Robert A.; Sarat, Austin; Schorn, Timothy J.; Smith, Elizabeth Theiss; Stasse

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ISBN: 9780847697311 | 0847697312
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/24/2002

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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.

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: Perspectives on the Death Penalty

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

(16)

J. Michael Martinez

William D. Richardson

Cheryl A. Brown

Bearing Witness and Writing History in the Struggle against Capital Punishment

(10)

Austin Sarat

Why Capital Punishment?

(12)

Ernest van den Haag

``Woe to the Hand That Shed This Costly Blood'': Philosophical Arguments against the Death Penalty

(28)

J. Michael Martinez

PART 2: THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

Religious Orientation, Race, and Support for the Death Penalty

(12)

Robert L. Young

Theological Arguments and the Case against Capital Punishment

(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 Maritinez

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

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