Spirituality and the ethics of torture / Derek S. Jeffreys.

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Jeffreys, Derek S, 1964-

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Palgrave Connect (Online service)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (191 pages)ISBN:

9780230622579
0230622577
1349380326
9781349380329

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Spirituality and the ethics of torture.DDC classification:

172.2 22
364 22

Online resources:

Full-text via Springer Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection 2009

Contents:

"The soul is somehow all that exists" : spirituality and human dignity -- Breaking the will : spirituality and the definition of torture -- Assaulting the spirit : why torture is wrong -- Does torture work? : consequentialism's failures -- No reason to torture : dirty hands and spiritual damage -- Machiavelli's challenge : torture and memory.

Summary: 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."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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."

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