Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher
| Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher |
| Autore | Brecher Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.2
363.232 |
| Collana | Blackwell public philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Torture
Human rights |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-43136-0
1-282-34843-4 9786612348433 0-470-69164-6 1-280-93277-5 9786610932771 1-4051-6201-5 0-470-69248-0 1-4051-8202-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Torture and the Ticking Bomb; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; What is Torture?; Dershowitz on Interrogational Torture; Why Write about Torture?; The Agenda; 2: The Fantasy of the Ticking Bomb Scenario; Dershowitz's Argument and the Ticking Bomb; Who Tortures?; Effectiveness and Time; Knowledge and Necessity; The Ticking Bomb Scenario: Conclusion; 3: The Consequences of Normalizing Interrogational Torture; Some Clarifi cations; Three Positive Claims about the Consequences of Legalizing Interrogational Torture; The Institutionalization of Interrogational Torture; A Torturous Society
4: Torture, Death and PhilosophyTorture; Torture, Death and Interrogation; Why No Decent Society Can Torture; Torture, the ""War on Terror"" and Intellectual Irresponsibility; But What if Torture Really is the Only Possible Way to Avoid Catastrophe?; Two Final Points; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143303603321 |
Brecher Robert
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| Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher
| Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher |
| Autore | Brecher Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.2
363.232 |
| Collana | Blackwell public philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Torture
Human rights |
| ISBN |
1-119-43136-0
1-282-34843-4 9786612348433 0-470-69164-6 1-280-93277-5 9786610932771 1-4051-6201-5 0-470-69248-0 1-4051-8202-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Torture and the Ticking Bomb; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; What is Torture?; Dershowitz on Interrogational Torture; Why Write about Torture?; The Agenda; 2: The Fantasy of the Ticking Bomb Scenario; Dershowitz's Argument and the Ticking Bomb; Who Tortures?; Effectiveness and Time; Knowledge and Necessity; The Ticking Bomb Scenario: Conclusion; 3: The Consequences of Normalizing Interrogational Torture; Some Clarifi cations; Three Positive Claims about the Consequences of Legalizing Interrogational Torture; The Institutionalization of Interrogational Torture; A Torturous Society
4: Torture, Death and PhilosophyTorture; Torture, Death and Interrogation; Why No Decent Society Can Torture; Torture, the ""War on Terror"" and Intellectual Irresponsibility; But What if Torture Really is the Only Possible Way to Avoid Catastrophe?; Two Final Points; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213072203316 |
Brecher Robert
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| Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher
| Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher |
| Autore | Brecher Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.2
363.232 |
| Collana | Blackwell public philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Torture
Human rights |
| ISBN |
1-119-43136-0
1-282-34843-4 9786612348433 0-470-69164-6 1-280-93277-5 9786610932771 1-4051-6201-5 0-470-69248-0 1-4051-8202-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Torture and the Ticking Bomb; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; What is Torture?; Dershowitz on Interrogational Torture; Why Write about Torture?; The Agenda; 2: The Fantasy of the Ticking Bomb Scenario; Dershowitz's Argument and the Ticking Bomb; Who Tortures?; Effectiveness and Time; Knowledge and Necessity; The Ticking Bomb Scenario: Conclusion; 3: The Consequences of Normalizing Interrogational Torture; Some Clarifi cations; Three Positive Claims about the Consequences of Legalizing Interrogational Torture; The Institutionalization of Interrogational Torture; A Torturous Society
4: Torture, Death and PhilosophyTorture; Torture, Death and Interrogation; Why No Decent Society Can Torture; Torture, the ""War on Terror"" and Intellectual Irresponsibility; But What if Torture Really is the Only Possible Way to Avoid Catastrophe?; Two Final Points; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830441303321 |
Brecher Robert
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| Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher
| Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher |
| Autore | Brecher Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.2/32 |
| Collana | Blackwell public philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Torture
Human rights |
| ISBN |
9786612348433
9786610932771 9781119431367 1119431360 9781282348431 1282348434 9780470691649 0470691646 9781280932779 1280932775 9781405162012 1405162015 9780470692486 0470692480 9781405182027 1405182024 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Torture and the Ticking Bomb; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; What is Torture?; Dershowitz on Interrogational Torture; Why Write about Torture?; The Agenda; 2: The Fantasy of the Ticking Bomb Scenario; Dershowitz's Argument and the Ticking Bomb; Who Tortures?; Effectiveness and Time; Knowledge and Necessity; The Ticking Bomb Scenario: Conclusion; 3: The Consequences of Normalizing Interrogational Torture; Some Clarifi cations; Three Positive Claims about the Consequences of Legalizing Interrogational Torture; The Institutionalization of Interrogational Torture; A Torturous Society
4: Torture, Death and PhilosophyTorture; Torture, Death and Interrogation; Why No Decent Society Can Torture; Torture, the ""War on Terror"" and Intellectual Irresponsibility; But What if Torture Really is the Only Possible Way to Avoid Catastrophe?; Two Final Points; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019666503321 |
Brecher Robert
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| Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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