Torture and Dignity: An Essay on Moral Injury

by J.M. Bernstein

Book Overview

In this unflinching look at the experience of suffering and one of its greatest manifestations--torture--J. M. Bernstein critiques the repressions of traditional moral theory, showing that our morals are not immutable ideals but fragile constructions that depend on our experience of suffering itself. Morals, Bernstein argues, not only guide our conduct but also express the depth of mutual dependence that we share as vulnerable and injurable individuals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022670887X
• ISBN13: 9780226708874
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"