1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459256203321

Autore

Wisnewski Jeremy

Titolo

The ethics of torture [[electronic resource] /] / J. Jeremy Wisnewski and R.D. Emerick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009

ISBN

1-282-87707-0

9786612877070

1-4411-9798-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EmerickR. D

Disciplina

172/.2

Soggetti

Torture - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793033003321

Autore

Ofengenden Ari

Titolo

Liberalization and culture in contemporary Israel / / Ari Ofengenden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018

ISBN

1-4985-7036-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 pages)

Disciplina

305.5095694

Soggetti

Globalization - Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00070116

Autore

ROY, Olivier

Titolo

Islam and resistance in Afghanistan / Olivier Roy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 1990

ISBN

05-213-9700-6

Edizione

[Second edition]

Descrizione fisica

270 p. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

297.09581

Soggetti

Afghanistan - Storia - Occupazione sovietica

Islam - Afghanistan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia