Louis Pojman Basically Sends a Essay

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Moreover, Smith believes that in the real world of American society today, things "…actually turn out quite opposite from the initial statement." In other words, Smith notes that many "criminals" sit in jails and prisons, incarcerated while guilty men who had good lawyers are "free to roam the streets" (Smith, 2010, p. 1). Of course that is a generalization by Smith, but it does seem that every couple weeks new DNA testing shows that the African-American man who was sitting on death row did not do the killing after all, and he is released after 12 years rotting in prison.

Another point Smith makes is that people work hard, sometimes taking two jobs, to make ends meet, and on the other side of town a white collar criminal works a couple hours a week and makes thousands of dollars on some scheme. So, notwithstanding what Pojman posits about good being rewarded and bad getting their just deserts, "…it is not true today that you get what you put out," Smith asserts.

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Conclusion

Okay, this is philosophy, so the reader can assume that what Pojman was offering was an argument that the world should function this way, good rewarded, bad punished, and perhaps that is a goal, impossible as it would appear to be in the current social and political climate in America, that is more important than the reality that its out of reach. As Smith points out, "Is this world possible?" Of course this kind of a world is not possible, nor is it possible to imagine people living in peace because they understand justice and respect others' viewpoints. What Pojman is proposing is a philosophical guideline, a concept, not unlike those that the Christian Bible poses: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." Is this possible? Not in every situation, of course, but it is a good thought and even coming close to achieving this goal is a positive step forward.

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