Spirituality And The Ethics Of Torture

Author : D. Jeffreys
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230622577
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and the Ethics of Torture written by D. Jeffreys and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation, which perniciously attack the human psyche.

Author : Derek S. Jeffreys
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781349380329
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and the Ethics of Torture written by Derek S. Jeffreys and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how torture spiritually assaults the person. The "war on terror" has sparked great debate about torture. What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation, which perniciously attack the human psyche. It also calls for an absolute ban on all torture, and urges Americans to repent for the torture the U.S. committed in the "war on terror."

Author : John Perry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Torture written by John Perry and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : D. Jeffreys
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137311789
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality in Dark Places written by D. Jeffreys and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffreys explores the spiritual consequences and ethics of modern solitary confinement and emphasizes how solitary confinement damages our spiritual lives. He focuses particularly on how it destroys one's relationship to time and undermines our creativity, and proposes institutional changes in order to mitigate profound damage to prisoners.

Author : J. Jeremy Wisnewski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441197982
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Torture written by J. Jeremy Wisnewski and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Torture has recently been the subject of some sensational headlines. As a result, there has been a huge surge in interest in the ethical implications of this contentious issue. The Ethics of Torture offers the first complete introduction to the philosophical debates surrounding torture. The book asks key questions in light of recent events such as the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib. What makes torture morally reprehensible? Are there any conditions under which torture is acceptable? What is it like to be tortured, and why do people engage in torture? The authors argue that the force of the most common arguments for torture (like the ticking-bomb argument) are significantly overestimated, while the wrongness of torture has been significantly underestimated-even by those who argue against it. This is the ideal introduction to the ethics of torture for students of moral philosophy or political theory. It also constitutes a significant contribution to the torture debate in its own right, presenting a unique approach to investigating this dark practice.

Author : D. Jeffreys
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137311789
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirituality in Dark Places written by D. Jeffreys and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffreys explores the spiritual consequences and ethics of modern solitary confinement and emphasizes how solitary confinement damages our spiritual lives. He focuses particularly on how it destroys one's relationship to time and undermines our creativity, and proposes institutional changes in order to mitigate profound damage to prisoners.

Author : Mario I Aguilar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317503090
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion, Torture and the Liberation of God written by Mario I Aguilar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If God can be used by the powerful to justify violence in the name of order, he can also be used by the weak to illuminate the position of the victims of political conflict. Religion, Torture and the Liberation of God explores the theological possibilities of a God who is a prisoner and a victim of torture. The book relocates God to the horrors of the military abuse of human rights in Chile and the systematic rape of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aguilar argues that this theological exercise offers us new ways of understanding the abuse of power, whether it be the clerical abuse of children, violence against women, or homophobia. This examination of torture and rape becomes, through a theology of praxis and compliance, an examination of solidarity, love and affection. The book concludes with an exploration of the possibilities of a tortured God who liberates.

Author : Uwe Steinhoff
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438446233
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Ethics of Torture written by Uwe Steinhoff and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of when, and under what circumstances, the practice of torture might be justified has received a great deal of attention in the last decade in both academia and in the popular media. Many of these discussions are, however, one-sided with other perspectives either ignored or quickly dismissed with minimal argument. In On the Ethics of Torture, Uwe Steinhoff provides a complete account of the philosophical debate surrounding this highly contentious subject. Steinhoff's position is that torture is sometimes, under certain narrowly circumscribed conditions, justified, basing his argument on the right to self-defense. His position differs from that of other authors who, using other philosophical justifications, would permit torture under a wider set of conditions. After having given the reader a thorough account of the main arguments for permitting torture under certain circumstances, Steinhoff explains and addresses the many objections that have been raised to employing torture under any circumstances. This is an indispensible work for anyone interested in one of the most controversial subjects of our times.

Author : George Hunsinger
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 080286029X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Torture Is a Moral Issue written by George Hunsinger and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hard-hitting volume two dozen scholars, activists, military officers, and religious leaders call for an immediate end to the practice of torture, paying particular attention to its use in the American war on terror. Torture Is a Moral Issue begins with background material, including vivid firsthand accounts from a torture survivor and a former U.S. interrogator in Iraq. The heart of the book contains respectively Christian, Jewish, and Muslim arguments against torture, and the final part charts a way forward toward a solution, offering much principled yet practical advice. Included as an afterword is an interview with Darius Rejali, one of the world's foremost experts on torture and democracy. Contributors: Taha Jabir Alalwani William T. Cavanaugh John Conroy Edward Feld David P. Gushee Yahya Hendi Scott Horton George Hunsinger Adm. John Hutson Tony Lagouranis Ellen Lippman Ingrid Mattson Ann Elizabeth Mayer Marilyn McEntyre Gen. Richard M. O'Meara Dianna Ortiz Darius Rejali Louise Richardson Kenneth Roth Fleming Rutledge Melissa Weintraub Carol Wickersham

Author : F. M. Kamm
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0199680590
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethics for Enemies written by F. M. Kamm and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethics for Enemies comprises three original essays on highly contentious issues in practical moral philosophy. F. M. Kamm presents powerful arguments about the concept and morality of torture; what makes terrorism wrong and whether it is always wrong; and whether the right motivation and the proportionality of harms to good can make war just.