02509nam 2200601 a 450 991045917180332120200520144314.01-282-89986-497866128998670-7486-4330-3(CKB)2670000000054531(EBL)615835(OCoLC)681350888(SSID)ssj0000430305(PQKBManifestationID)12127006(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430305(PQKBWorkID)10452665(PQKB)11337332(MiAaPQ)EBC615835(Au-PeEL)EBL615835(CaPaEBR)ebr10430816(CaONFJC)MIL289986(EXLCZ)99267000000005453120101230d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding torture[electronic resource] /J. Jeremy WisnewskiEdinburgh Edinburgh University Press20101 online resource (289 p.)Contemporary ethical debatesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7486-3537-8 0-7486-3538-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Copyright; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Persistence of Torture: An Affliction That Won't Go Away; Chapter 2 The History of Torture: A Sketch; Chapter 3 The Wrongness of Torture: Identifying Torture's Unique Despicability; Chapter 4 How Torture Unmakes Worlds; Chapter 5 Thinking through Torture's Temptations; Chapter 6 Thinking through Torture's Temptations; Chapter 7 The Psychology of Torture; Chapter 8 The Politics of Torture: Orwellian Themes in the Bush League; Chapter 9 Hope Amid Pessimism: Concluding Reflections on Ending Torture; Selected BibliographySelected Useful WebsitesIndexUnderstanding Torture surveys the massive literature surrounding torture, arguing that, once properly understood, there can be no defense of torture in any circumstances.Contemporary ethical debates.TortureMoral and ethical aspectsElectronic books.TortureMoral and ethical aspects.172.2Wisnewski Jeremy846567MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459171803321Understanding torture2095989UNINA