Torture
When the Unthinkable is Morally Permissible
Argues that there are moral grounds to use torture where the lives of the innocent are at stake.The war on terror has brought the subject of torture to the forefront of public attention. In contrast to other discussions that focus narrowly on the practice of torture, and condemn it under any and all circumstances, Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke argue that to take this position is to live in a moral vacuum. The subject of torture causes our emotions to conflict with our reason. When we have a choice between saving the life of an innocent person, and not harming a terrorist or other wrongdoer, it is indecent to absolutely prefer the interests o…
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Weitere Autoren: Clarke, Julie
- ISBN: 978-0-7914-7967-4
- EAN: 9780791479674
- Produktnummer: 35072913
- Verlag: State University of New York Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 594 KB
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