ITERATIVE DISJUNCTIVE SYLLOGISM Basic propositional logic teaches that the disjunctive syllogism (modus tollendo ponens) is a valid argument, in which one of its premises is a disjunction (P v Q), and the other premise is the negation of one of the disjuncts: P v Q ~P­­­_____ ∴ Q See Irving Copi & Carl Cohen Introduction to Logic at 362 (2005). [read post]

The Case Against The Death Penaltyby Hugo Adam Bedau --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ContentsPrefaceIntroductionDeterrenceUnfairnessInevitability of ErrorBarbarityRetributionFinancial CostsPublic OpinionAbolition TrendsFor Further Information & ReferenceNotes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------PrefaceHugo Adam Bedau is Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. [read post]