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Torture and the Ticking Bomb
ISBN-13:
9780470691649
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
136
Autor:
Bob Brecher
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable E-Book
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz s controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation. Argues that the respectability Dershowitz's arguments confer on the view that torture is a legitimate weapon in the war on terror needs urgently to be countered Takes on the advocates of torture on their own utilitarian grounds Timely and passionately written, in an accessible, jargon-free style Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public Philosophy series
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself toHarvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversialarguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and itslegalisation.* Argues that the respectability Dershowitz's arguments confer onthe view that torture is a legitimate weapon in the war on terrorneeds urgently to be countered* Takes on the advocates of torture on their own utilitariangrounds* Timely and passionately written, in an accessible, jargon-freestyle* Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell PublicPhilosophy series
Preface ix1 Introduction 1What is Torture? 3Dershowitz on Interrogational Torture 6Why Write about Torture? 8The Agenda 112 The Fantasy of the Ticking Bomb Scenario 14Dershowitz's Argument and the Ticking Bomb 14Who Tortures? 21Effectiveness and Time 24Knowledge and Necessity 31The Ticking Bomb Scenario: Conclusion 383 The Consequences of Normalizing Interrogational Torture 40Some Clarifications 41Three Positive Claims about the Consequences of Legalizing Interrogational Torture 52The Institutionalization of Interrogational Torture 57A Torturous Society 724 Torture, Death and Philosophy 75Torture 76Torture, Death and Interrogation 79Why No Decent Society Can Torture 84Torture, the "War on Terror" and Intellectual Irresponsibility 85But What if Torture Really is the Only Possible Way to Avoid Catastrophe? 86Two Final Points 88Notes 89Bibliography 109Index 117