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- 2011488865 abstract "Despite Victor Hugo's 19th-century proclamation that torture no longer exists, we still find it even now, even in those nations that claim to be paradigms of civility. Why is it that torture still exists in a world where it is routinely regarded as immoral? Is it possible to eliminate torture, and if so, how? What exactly does it mean to call something 'torture', and is it always morally reprehensible? Arguments in favour of torture abound, but in this book, the author examines and explains the moral dimensions of this perennial practice, paying careful attention to what lessons torture can teach us about our own moral psychology. By systematically exposing the weaknesses of the dominant arguments for torture, drawing on resources in both analytic and continental philosophy and relevant empirical literature in psychology, he aims to provide an over-arching account of torture: what it is, why it is wrong, and why even the most civilized people can nevertheless engage in it.".
- 2011488865 contributor B12354934.
- 2011488865 created "c2010.".
- 2011488865 date "2010".
- 2011488865 date "c2010.".
- 2011488865 dateCopyrighted "c2010.".
- 2011488865 description "Despite Victor Hugo's 19th-century proclamation that torture no longer exists, we still find it even now, even in those nations that claim to be paradigms of civility. Why is it that torture still exists in a world where it is routinely regarded as immoral? Is it possible to eliminate torture, and if so, how? What exactly does it mean to call something 'torture', and is it always morally reprehensible? Arguments in favour of torture abound, but in this book, the author examines and explains the moral dimensions of this perennial practice, paying careful attention to what lessons torture can teach us about our own moral psychology. By systematically exposing the weaknesses of the dominant arguments for torture, drawing on resources in both analytic and continental philosophy and relevant empirical literature in psychology, he aims to provide an over-arching account of torture: what it is, why it is wrong, and why even the most civilized people can nevertheless engage in it.".
- 2011488865 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-259) and index.".
- 2011488865 description "The persistence of torture : an affliction that won't go away -- The history of torture : a sketch -- The wrongness of torture : identifying torture's unique despicability -- How torture unmakes worlds -- Thinking through torture's temptations, part one : arguments for torture -- Thinking through torture's temptations, part two : arguments against torture -- The psychology of torture -- The politics of torture : Orwellian themes in the Bush League -- Hope amid pessimism : concluding reflections on ending torture.".
- 2011488865 extent "xii, 273 p. ;".
- 2011488865 identifier "0748635378 (hbk.)".
- 2011488865 identifier "0748635386 (pbk.)".
- 2011488865 identifier "9780748635375 (hbk.)".
- 2011488865 identifier "9780748635382 (pbk.)".
- 2011488865 isPartOf "Contemporary ethical debates".
- 2011488865 isPartOf "Contemporary ethical debates.".
- 2011488865 issued "2010".
- 2011488865 issued "c2010.".
- 2011488865 language "eng".
- 2011488865 publisher "Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,".
- 2011488865 subject "172.2 22".
- 2011488865 subject "HV8593 .W579 2010".
- 2011488865 subject "Torture Moral and ethical aspects.".
- 2011488865 tableOfContents "The persistence of torture : an affliction that won't go away -- The history of torture : a sketch -- The wrongness of torture : identifying torture's unique despicability -- How torture unmakes worlds -- Thinking through torture's temptations, part one : arguments for torture -- Thinking through torture's temptations, part two : arguments against torture -- The psychology of torture -- The politics of torture : Orwellian themes in the Bush League -- Hope amid pessimism : concluding reflections on ending torture.".
- 2011488865 title "Understanding torture / J. Jeremy Wisnewski.".
- 2011488865 type "text".