Capital Punishment as a System

Euthanasia, Capital Punishment, Murder

Invariant Subspaces and Capital Punishment (a Participatory Paper) Invariant Subspaces and Capital Punishment (a Participatory Paper)

abstract The notion of invariant subspaces is useful in a number of theoretical and practical applications. In this paper we give an elementary treatment of invariant subspaces that stresses their connection with simple eigenvalues and their eigenvectors.

Homicide and Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment: A Philosophical Rejection of Punishment by Death

Experiencing ubiquitous contention, the correlation between execution as a form of legal punishment and morality pervades in the modern era to form a central concern for examination. Competing accounts of moral theories have provided dichotomous vindications for capital punishment, indicating a substantial strife in criminal justice morality. This thesis will examine these rival philosophies in...

Sentiment as Social Justice: the Ethics of Capital Punishment

Historically, the church has affirmed the right of the civil magistrate in matters of capital justice. Contemporary culture, in contrast, is permeated with arguments against capital punishment. Even among those professing Christian faith, there is widespread opposition to the death penalty. As a trend, the ever-increasing role of the media in manipulating public sentiment in the face of pressin...