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Bob Brecher - Torture and the Ticking Bomb - 9781405162029 - V9781405162029
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Torture and the Ticking Bomb

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Description for Torture and the Ticking Bomb Paperback. This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz’s controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation.
  • Argues that the respectability Dershowitz's arguments confer on the view that torture is a legitimate weapon in the war on terror needs urgently to be countered
  • Takes on the advocates of torture on their own utilitarian grounds
  • Timely and passionately written, in an accessible, jargon-free style
  • Forms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public Philosophy series

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405162029
SKU
V9781405162029
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Bob Brecher
Bob Brecher is Reader in Moral Philosophy at the University of Brighton, UK and Director of its Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics. He is the author of two previous books, Anselm's Argument: the Logic of Divine Existence and Getting What You Want?: a Critique of Liberal Morality (1998). He has published widely in ethics and social and political ... Read more

Reviews for Torture and the Ticking Bomb
"Brecher relentlessly deconstructs the most misleading hypothetical of our time. His lively and valuable book shows that even 'noble cause' torture is always counterproductive." Geoffrey Robertson QC, Doughty Street Chambers "(Dershowitz's) premise is subjected to a withering scrutiny in this brilliant deconstruction by the moral philosopher Bob Brecher. In a comprehensive critique of the 'ticking bomb' hypothesis, ... Read more

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