Torture : when the unthinkable is morally permissible / Mirko Bagaric, Julie Clarke.
Bagaric, Mirko.; Clarke, Julie, 1952-
2007
HV8593 .B35 2007 (Mapit)
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Title Torture : when the unthinkable is morally permissible / Mirko Bagaric, Julie Clarke.
Author Bagaric, Mirko.
ISBN 9780791471548 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0791471543 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780791471531 (alk. paper)
0791471535 (alk. paper)
Imprint Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.
Language English
Description xiii, 114 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number HV8593 .B35 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 364.6/7
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-111) and index.
Added Author Clarke, Julie, 1952-
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Preface
Acknowledgments
ch. 1. Introduction : Overview of the torture debate
ch. 2. Torture : reality and legal position
ch. 3. The moral status of torture
ch. 4. The slippery slope illusion
ch. 5. Live-saving torture is a humane practice
ch. 6. Torture is effective
ch. 7. Torture is not antidemocratic
ch. 8. The real divide : where responsibility starts and ends
ch. 9. Why the torture debate really matters (and why a "meta-analysis" of the torture debate supports our argument)
ch. 10. Conclusion : The end justifies the means
Notes
Index.

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