Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture: A Philosophical Analysis

by Fritz Allhoff

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226014835

ISBN13:9780226014838

Release Date:February 2012

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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