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Confronting torture : essays on the ethics, legality, history, and psychology of torture today / Scott A. Anderson and Martha C. Nussbaum. - 1 online resource

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Torture has lately become front page news, featured in popular movies and TV shows, and a topic of intense public debate. It grips our imagination, in part because torturing someone seems to be an unthinkable breach of humanity - theirs and ours. And yet, when confronted with horrendous events in war, or the prospect of catastrophic damage to one's own country, many come to wonder whether we can really afford to abstain entirely from torture. Before trying to tackle this dilemma, though, we need to see torture as a multifaceted problem with a long history and numerous ethical and legal aspects. 'Confronting Torture' offers a multidisciplinary investigation of this wrenching topic.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780226529554 No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Torture.
Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.
Torture--Law and legislation.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology.

LC Class. No.: HV8593 / .C654 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 364.675