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

• Autore: Wisnewski Jeremy
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 172/.2
• Soggetto topico: Torture - Moral and ethical aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: EmerickR. D
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The ethics of torture
• ISBN: 1-282-87707-0; 9786612877070; 1-4411-9798-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459256203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II