On the Ethics of Torture
eBook - ePub

On the Ethics of Torture

  1. 203 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

On the Ethics of Torture

About this book

The question of when, and under what circumstances, the practice of torture might be justified has received a great deal of attention in the last decade in both academia and in the popular media. Many of these discussions are, however, one-sided with other perspectives either ignored or quickly dismissed with minimal argument. In On the Ethics of Torture, Uwe Steinhoff provides a complete account of the philosophical debate surrounding this highly contentious subject. Steinhoff's position is that torture is sometimes, under certain narrowly circumscribed conditions, justified, basing his argument on the right to self-defense. His position differs from that of other authors who, using other philosophical justifications, would permit torture under a wider set of conditions. After having given the reader a thorough account of the main arguments for permitting torture under certain circumstances, Steinhoff explains and addresses the many objections that have been raised to employing torture under any circumstances. This is an indispensible work for anyone interested in one of the most controversial subjects of our times.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. What Is Torture?
  6. 2. The Moral Justification of Torture
  7. 3. Defusing the Ticking-Social-Bomb Argument: Against Consequentialist Attempts to Undermine the Right to Self-defensive Torture
  8. 4. Against the Institutionalization of Torture
  9. 5. Legalizing Torture?
  10. 6. Objections
  11. 7. Is Justifying Torture Bad Even If Torture Is Sometimes Justified?
  12. Notes
  13. References