Spirituality and the Ethics of Torture

Jeffreys, D.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-07-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230617315

DOI: 10.1057/9780230622579

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 191