Reflexiones sobre la guillotina

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and others. They have inspired debate, discord, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives, and they have also destroyed them. Taurus publishes the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and propelled us to be who we are. This powerful text, one of the most beautiful and persuasive that Albert Camus wrote, places respect for human life above the need to comply with the law. His arguments against state violence and exemplary penalties are fully valid today, and make up a key work to understand the ethical thinking of the Nobel Prize winner.