Bibliograph

Terrorism, ticking time-bombs, and torture, a philosophical analysis, Fritz Allhoff

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Terrorism, ticking time-bombs, and torture, a philosophical analysis, Fritz Allhoff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Terrorism, ticking time-bombs, and torture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

711050912

Responsibility statement

Fritz Allhoff

Sub title

a philosophical analysis

Table Of Contents

What is terrorism? -- The moral status of terrorism -- The war on terror and the ethics of exceptionalism -- Conceptual and moral foundations of torture -- Ticking-time-bomb methodology -- Should we torture in ticking-time-bomb cases? -- Empirical objections to torture -- Ex ante and ex post justifications -- The limits of torture

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