Emeritus Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University
Position:
Con to the question "Should the death penalty be allowed?"
Reasoning:
"Although my own opposition to the death penalty will be evident throughout, I have tried to keep my convictions from distorting my account of the views of those who disagree with me...
...An issue of judicially noticeable fact looms as to the necessity or non-necessity for the institution of capital punishment in view of the alternative and available programs including, but not limited to, sentence of imprisonment for a term of years or for life. If there is no necessity for the death penalty, then the death penalty, under the definition stated above, becomes unconstitutional and cannot be imposed legally..."
Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, other relevant advanced degrees, corrections and government officials with significant involvement in, or related to, death penalty issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site]
Involvement and Affiliations:
Recipient, Roger Baldwin Award, ACLU of Massachusetts, 2003
Emeritus Fletcher Professor, Philosophy, Tufts University, 1966-1999
Recipient, August Vollmer Award of the American Society of Criminology, 1997
Named Phi Beta Kappa Professor of Philosophy, 1994
Professor, Dartmouth College
Professor, Princeton University
Professor, Reed College
Founding Member, Chairman of the Board, & Board Member, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
