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

by Fritz Allhoff

Book Overview

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"