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I'm sorry but that particular commandment conforms with kant's 2nd formulation of the categorical imperative and should be stated as 'thou shall not KILL'.First, the categorical imperative is defined as an action that accrues to no other good but itself. If capital punishment is indeed moral, then, the command not to kill becomes only a subjective imperative, one that accrues to a higher good -- which contradicts the categorical imperative itself.Second, the right to life is an INALIENABLE right. Such a right is INDEPENDENT OF POSITIVE LAW. If the commandment is indeed about murder, then some forms of killing, that which is sanctioned by the state, becomes permissible, hence contradicting the nature of inalienable rights.
I'm sorry but that particular commandment conforms with kant's 2nd formulation of the categorical imperative and should be stated as 'thou shall not KILL'.
First, the categorical imperative is defined as an action that accrues to no other good but itself. If capital punishment is indeed moral, then, the command not to kill becomes only a subjective imperative, one that accrues to a higher good -- which contradicts the categorical imperative itself.
Second, the right to life is an INALIENABLE right. Such a right is INDEPENDENT OF POSITIVE LAW. If the commandment is indeed about murder, then some forms of killing, that which is sanctioned by the state, becomes permissible, hence contradicting the nature of inalienable rights.
