Torture, Terrorism, and the Use of Violence (also available as Review Journal of Political Philosophy Volume 6, Issue Number 1) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847188311 ISBN 13: 9781847188311

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

This volume brings together new and innovative work on questions of violence--and in particular on the moral and political questions surrounding torture and terrorism. Each essay contributes to our understanding of the limits and scope of violence, and how we might appropriately respond to it, in the context of concrete concerns. Questions include: is torture ever justified? How are we to understand terrorism? Should we believe the claim that torture is sometimes necessary? Is conscientious objection a tenable position?

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About the Author

J. Jeremy Wisnewski is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College, NY. He has published widely in moral and political philosophy in numerous journals. His books include Wittgenstein and Ethical Inquiry (2007), The Politics of Agency (2008), and (with R.D. Emerick) The Ethics of Torture (2009).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847188311
• ISBN 13: 9781847188311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 185
• Editor: J. Jeremy Wisnewski