Reflections on the Guillotine

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"Reflections on the Guillotine" (French: Réflexions sur la guillotine) is an extended essay written in 1957 by Albert Camus. In the essay Camus takes an uncompromising position for the abolition of the death penalty. Camus's view is similar to that of Cesare Beccaria and the Marquis de Sade, the latter having also argued that murder premeditated and carried out by the state was the worst kind. Camus states that he does not base his argument on sympathy for the convicted but on logical grounds and on proven statistics. Camus also argues that capital punishment is an easy option for the government where remedy and reform may be possible.

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Tipo

Livro

Lançamento

1 de janeiro de 1957

Gêneros

essay

Criado por

Albert Camus

Países

France