Kant's Explanation Of The Death Penalty

In conclusion, as discuss the theory of Kant shows logical explanation about the death penalty. Using Kant’s theory it shows under what case and conditions that death penalty can be morally acceptable. However, utilitarianism sees death penalty as morally unacceptable because it will not provide a greater happiness to everyone. For Kant, death penalty will prevent crimes to happen in the society while utilitarianism perceives it was ethically wrong to kill someone whatever he/she have done.
Although death penalty can help to create a better society where people do not have fear to live in their environment, in my opinion, it is still not acceptable to remove the right of someone to live. Maybe they committed heinous crimes and hurt innocent