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May We Execute Even the Worst Murderers?

...set upon such an endeavor. As the U.S. Supreme Court emphasized decades ago, execution is “unique in its severity and irrevocability.” The Current Events Series of Public Philosophy of the...

Benjamin S. Yost

Benjamin S. Yost is Professor of Philosophy, Adjunct at Cornell University. His work focuses on the philosophy of punishment, in particular the moral questions surrounding the death penalty and the...