Fritz Allhoff
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A provocative philosophical investigation into the ethics of torture, The War on Terror, and making tough choices in exceptional circumstances.
The general consensus among philosophers is that the use of torture is never justified. In Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture, Fritz Allhoff demonstrates the weakness of the case against torture; while allowing that torture constitutes a moral wrong, he nevertheless argues that, in exceptional cases,...