Torture and the Military Profession
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: November 27, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780230001824
Subjects: Human rights; Other warfare & defence issues; Practical & applied ethics; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Military - General; Political Freedom & Security - General; Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / General; Military ethics; Torture
Description: From the Publisher: The military claims to be an honourable profession, yet military torture is widespread. Why is the military violating its own values? Jessica Wolfendale argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. While these methods are used, the military has no credible claim to professional status. Combating torture requires that we radically rethink the nature of the military profession and military training.