Torture and moral integrity : a philosophical enquiry / by Matthew H. Kramer.

By:

Kramer, Matthew H, 1959- [author.]

Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 339 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780198714200 (hbk.)
0198714203 (hbk.)
9780198842590 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

172.2 KRA 23

LOC classification:

HV8593 .K73 2014

Contents:

Introduction I: Moral conflicts and deontology -- Introduction II: What is torture? -- Why torture is wrong -- The rationality of deontological constraints -- Legal responses to torture.

Summary: The morality of interrogational torture has been the subject of heated debate in recent years. In explaining why torture is morally wrong, Matthew Kramer engages in deep philosophical reflections on the nature of morality and on moral conflicts.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-325) and index.

Introduction I: Moral conflicts and deontology -- Introduction II: What is torture? -- Why torture is wrong -- The rationality of deontological constraints -- Legal responses to torture.

The morality of interrogational torture has been the subject of heated debate in recent years. In explaining why torture is morally wrong, Matthew Kramer engages in deep philosophical reflections on the nature of morality and on moral conflicts.

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