Terrorism, ticking time-bombs, and torture : a philosophical analysis /

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The general consensus among philosophers is that the use of torture is never justified. In Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture, Fritz Allhoff demonstrates the weakness of the case against torture; while allowing that torture constitutes a moral wrong, he nevertheless argues that, in exception...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allhoff, Fritz
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Torture > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorism > Prevention > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorisme > Prévention > Aspect moral.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Terrorism > Prevention > Moral and ethical aspects
Torture > Moral and ethical aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Part I: Terrorism; 1. What is Terrorism?; 2. The Moral Status of Terrorism; 3. The War On Terror and the Ethics of Exceptionalism; Part II: Torture and Ticking Time-Bombs; 4. Conceptual and Moral Foundations of Torture; 5. Ticking-Time-Bomb Methodology; 6. Should We Torture In Ticking-Time-Bomb Cases?; Part III: Torture and the Real World; 7. Empirical Objections to Torture; 8. Ex Ante and Ex Post Justifications; 9. The Limits of Torture; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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