1 What is the basic natural law assumption that guides Steffens discussion of the death penalty 2 Why does Steffen view the death penalty as an exception and where does Steffen place the burden of proof for making that exception 3 How does Steffen explain the fact that we execute so few murderers in the United States 4 What are the nine criteria that Steffen outlines for the justification of the death penalty 5 What does Steffen mean when he states that his theory of just execution is based upon a common moral agreement, which creates a common ground for debate 6 What is Steffens purpose in explaining Pope John Paul IIs criticism of the death penalty 7 Explain why Steffen concludes that current execution practice does not live up to the standards of the theory

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1  What is the basic natural law assumption that guides Steffens discussion of the death penalty  2  Why does Steffen view the death penalty as an exception and where does Steffen place the burden of proof for making that exception  3  How does Steffen explain the fact that we execute so few murderers in the United States  4  What are the nine criteria that Steffen outlines for the justification of the death penalty  5  What does Steffen mean when he states that his theory of just execution is based upon a common moral agreement, which creates a common ground for debate  6  What is Steffens purpose in explaining Pope John Paul IIs criticism of the death penalty  7  Explain why Steffen concludes that current execution practice does not live up to the standards of the theory

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1 The natural law assumption is that life is a basic good that should be preserved 2 Steffen views the death penalty as an exception because our commo...

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