The ethics of torture / J. Jeremy Wisnewski and R.D. Emerick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wisnewski, Jeremy.

Contributor:

Emerick, R. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.

Torture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Torture has recently been the subject of some sensational headlines. As a result, there has been a huge surge in interest in the ethical implications of this contentious issue. The Ethics of Torture offers the first complete introduction to the philosophical debates surrounding torture. The book asks key questions in light of recent events such as the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib. What makes torture morally reprehensible? Are there any conditions under which torture is acceptable? What is it like to be tortured, and why do people engage in torture?. The authors argue that the force of the

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Coming to (Definitional) Terms with Torture-Four Models; Chapter Two: The Economic Model of Torture-Ticking-Bomb Arguments and Torture Warrants; Chapter Three: The Phenomenological Model of Torture-Dignity and the Destruction of Agency; Chapter Four: The Dramaturgical Model of Torture-Interrogation's Immorality Play; Chapter Five: The Communicative Model of Torture-Understanding Institutionally Permissive Torture; Chapter Six: Assessing the Varieties of Torture-Concluding Reflections on a Recurrent Problem; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-157) and index.

ISBN:

9786612877070

9781282877078

1282877070

9781441197986

1441197982

OCLC:

676696372