analysing the implications of death penalty when put up against the wall of morality, right to life, and the dehumanising factor of million even by state.
Are justifications of capital punishment well within the ambit of morality?
Yes, there are. However, there are different types of morality. What follows is framed in Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moraliy
Postconventional moral individuals according to Lawrence Kohlberg's (1981, 1984) theory of moral stages and development find no reason to justify for capital punishment,
This is not the case of both preconventional and conventional individuals who are in favor of capital punishment.
To sump up, individuals' moral development has been found a good predictor of individuals' attitude in relation to capital punishment.
Needless to say, those who are against capital punishment espouse a position of ethical universalism such as those who are in favor of capital punishment espouse a position of ethical relativism .
It is worth mentioning that the relation between one's moral development and his/her attitude in relation to capital punishment has been, still is, and would certainly continue to be a highly debated and controversial issue. This means that I am expressing a very personal position.
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