Is Killing Wrong?: A Study in Pure Sociology

Name: Is Killing Wrong?: A Study in Pure Sociology
Brand: University of Virginia Press
SKU: 9780813928265
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by Mark Cooney

University of Virginia Press · 2009

A sociological study asking why societies treat killers so differently, when the rule against killing is among the most basic moral and legal principles.

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About this book

‘Thou shalt not kill’ is one of the most basic moral and legal principles in any society, yet some killers are punished, others are acquitted and some are praised. Why? The traditional answer is that treatment depends on the nature of the killing.

Mark Cooney argues that factors such as whether a killing was aggressive or defensive, or intentional or accidental, cannot explain the wide variation in how legal systems deal with it. The book is a study in pure sociology, which is the subtitle’s framing of the question.

Published by University of Virginia Press. ISBN-13: 9780813928265.