What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation, which perniciously attack the human psyche.
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The Soul Is Somehow All that Exists’: Spirituality and Human Dignity Breaking the Will: Spirituality and the Definition of Torture Assaulting the Spirit: Why Torture is Wrong Does Torture Work?: Consequentialism’s Failures No Reason to Torture: Dirty Hands and Spiritual Damage Machiavelli’s Challenge: Torture and MemoryA propos de l’auteur
Derek S. Jeffreys, Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies and Religion, The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 191 ● ISBN 9780230622579 ● Taille du fichier 3.2 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan US ● Lieu New York ● Publié 2009 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4835636 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale