For torture
Subtitle: a rights-based defense
By: Stephen Kershnar
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9780739167779
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Torture
Description: The author's moral evaluation of torture sharply differs from the rest of the literature. The evaluation focuses on the nonconsequentialist approach to morality, that is, it assumes that what makes an action right is not solely whether it brings about the best results. Using the central feature of nonconsequentialism - moral rights - Kershnar argues that torture is justified in a number of theoretical contexts, including defense, punishment, and when the person to be tortured consents. He then looks at the world and argues that it is plausible to think there are actual cases in which torture is justified. -- Back Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: A minimalist account of torture; title: Defense and torture; title: Punishment and torture; title: Side-constraints and torture; title: Appendix to chapter 4; title: Virtue and torture; title: The trading-down argument; title: Trading down and hazing.