Discuss the Procedural and Substantive Justice Approaches to the Death

question 68

Essay

Discuss the procedural and substantive justice approaches to the death penalty in the United States, and discuss what conclusions the Supreme Court has come to on the issue.

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Definitions:

Skepticism

A philosophical approach that questions the possibility of certainty in knowledge.

Two-World Assumption

The belief in a distinct separation between a physical, observable world and a non-physical, spiritual or conceptual realm.

Nietzsche

A German philosopher who challenged the foundations of traditional moral and philosophical beliefs, famous for his concepts of the "Will to Power," "Übermensch," and the "Death of God."

Correspondence Theory

A philosophical theory regarding truth, holding that the truth or falsity of a statement is determined by its correspondence to facts or reality.