Torture and Moral Integrity - A Philosophical Enquiry

The morality of interrogational torture has been the subject of heated debate in recent years. In explaining why torture is morally wrong, Kramer engages in deep philosophical reflections on the nature of morality and on moral conflicts.

About the author

Matthew H. Kramer is Professor of Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.

Summary

The morality of interrogational torture has been the subject of heated debate in recent years. In explaining why torture is morally wrong, Kramer engages in deep philosophical reflections on the nature of morality and on moral conflicts.

Additional text

In Torture and Moral Integrity Matthew Kramer carefully and thoughtfully develops an argument for an absolute moral prohibition on most types of torture. The book's structure reflects Kramer's commitment to starting from the most foundational questions, like the general structure of morality and building up to more practical and concrete questions...Kramer's book is a must for anyone seriously considering the question of torture, for a number of reasons: one, it is one of the most thorough analyses of the breadth of literature on torture; two, it starts from the most foundational questions and builds up to concrete, practical proposals and three, it is genuinely original.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew H. Kramer
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2014
• EAN: 9780198714200
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871420-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law