Exploratory paper

The thesis that utilitarians would support is that capital punishment would be considered moral because the overall positive consequences outweigh the overall negative consequences. For utilitarianism the moral act is the one that brings about more positive consequences than negative consequences for everyone affected by the act. It is important to realize that in this moral theory both long term and short term consequences and the weight or significance of a consequence is considered while the motive of an action is not considered. People who count according to utilitarianism are sentient beings, or people who have the ability to feel ...