The ethics of capital punishment [electronic resource] : a philosophical investigation of evil and its consequences / Matthew H. Kramer. Kramer, Matthew H., 1959- Capital punishment Moral and ethical aspects. HV8694 364.66 23 Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 21, 2012). Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, 'The Ethics of Capital Punishment' presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a theory of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199642182.001.0001 eng Also issued in print format. Also issued in print format.