Reflections on the Guillotine

Reflections on the Guillotine
ISBN-10
0141994762
ISBN-13
9780141994765
Category
Social Science
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2020-09-24
Publisher
Penguin UK
Author
Albert Camus

Description

'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.

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