The Ultimate Punishment: An Analysis of a Defense
While I may disagree with the conclusion of this essay, still more do I disagree with the way in which it has been supported and justified. The paper bleeds a haughty arrogance, like an aristocrat looking down his nose at the ignorant peasants, suggesting that one either "gets it" or does not. It relies heavily on circular logic, much as religion—I am right, because I am right, and therefore I am right. Touting the word "justice," and wielding other such noble words, van den Haag attempts to elevate his logic as "self-evident"—though clearly it is not, or this course would not exist. Much as I detest anything that attempts to classify a species so diverse and unique as the human race into one category (one punishment for every man), more do I loathe this breed of "logic" that has brought about so much turmoil and conflict in the world.
Van den Haag begins by asserting that the manner in which "justice" (i.e. death) is......
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