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 MemoryOver de auteur
Derek S. Jeffreys, Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies and Religion, The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 191 ● ISBN 9780230622579 ● Bestandsgrootte 3.2 MB ● Uitgeverij Palgrave Macmillan US ● Stad New York ● Gepubliceerd 2009 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 4835636 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM