For Torture: A Rights-Based Defense

by Stephen Kershnar

Stephen Kershnar's take on torture is unique for four reasons. First, it provides a distinct analysis of what torture is. Second, it argues that on non-consequentialist grounds, specifically rights-based ones, torture is sometimes permissible. Third, it argues that torturers are not always vicious. Fourth, it argues that it is plausible that these conclusions apply to some real world cases. In short, it fills the following gap: it evaluates torture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739167774
• ISBN13: 9780739167779
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher