Which of the Following Claims Would Be Implied by Nathanson's

question 296

Multiple Choice

Which of the following claims would be implied by Nathanson's claims about the sources of moral desert?

• A) The moral permissibility of instances of generally condemnable actions such as torture would have to be judged on a case-by-case basis.
• B) The motivations for an action play a far greater role in the morality of the action than the action's actual consequences.
• C) First-degree murders, but no other crimes, are ever properly and proportionally punished by the penalty of death.
• D) Many cases of execution have not been just and proportionate responses to the crimes they were intended to punish.

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