Description
| Product ID: | 9780241475225 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
| Title: | Reflections on the Guillotine |
| Authors: | Author: Albert Camus |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethical issues: capital punishment, Ethical issues: capital punishment, France |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved, then there is no other solution but to speak out'Written when execution by guillotine was still legal in France, Albert Camus' devastating attack on the 'obscene exhibition' of capital punishment remains one of the most powerful, persuasive arguments ever made against the death penalty. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists. ''When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved, then there is no other solution but to speak out'' |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-24 |
