Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture
A Philosophical Analysis
A provocative philosophical investigation into the ethics of torture, The War on Terror, and making tough choices in exceptional circumstances. The general consensus among philosophers is that the use of torture is never justified. In Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture, Fritz Allhoff demonstrates the weakness of the case against torture; while allowing that torture constitutes a moral wrong, he nevertheless argues that, in exceptional cases, it represents the lesser of two evils. Allhoff does not take this position lightly. He begins by examining the way terrorism challenges traditional norms, discussing the morality of various prac…
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- ISBN: 978-0-226-01482-1
- EAN: 9780226014821
- Produktnummer: 33638204
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'053 KB
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