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which enlightenment philosopher wrote extensively about the abolition of torture and the rights of criminals?

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Answer: The answer is Cesare Beccaria

Explanation: Cesare Beccaria was the enlightenment philosopher who wrote extensively about the abolition of torture and the rights of criminals. Cesare Beccaria is an Italian criminologist and economist. His work was significant in the development of Utilitarianism. Beccaria advocated swift punishment as the best form of deterrent to crime. His best known work was his treatise On Crimes and Punishments (1764), which condemned torture and the death penalty and was a pioneering study in the field of criminology. He argued that capital punishment was neither useful as a deterrent, nor was it necessary or ethically appropriate for the state to take the life of any of its citizens.

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