How to Justify Torture
inside the ticking bomb scenario
$24.01
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2019
Summary
From Batman Begins to Tom Clancy, How to Justify Torture shows how contemporary culture creates simplified narratives about good guy torturers and bad guy victims, how dangerous this is politically, and what we can do to challenge it.The ticking bomb scenario is a thought experiment designed to demonstrate that torture can be justified in emergency conditions. If there was a bomb hidden somewhere in a major city, would it be justified to torture a captured informant in order to obtain the cri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781912248582 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1912248581 |
| Author: | Alex Adams |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 166g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 206mm x 133mm |
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Critics Review
“As passionate as it is rigorous… Anyone sickened by the global re-emergence of torture as a “tool of justice” will find resources for resistance here.” — Bob Brecher, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Brighton
About The Author
Alex Adams
Alex Adams is a literary and cultural critic and novelist based in North East England. He was awarded his PhD from Newcastle University in 2014, and has published widely on the subject of torture and popular culture. How to Justify Torture is his second book. He likes real ale and dogs.
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