Torture--Does Timing Matter?
Maybe, sometimes, it is permissible to torture so as to prevent truly catastrophic things from happening. Is it sometimes permissible to torture so as to prevent less-than-truly-catastrophic things from happening? Inspired by Frances Kamm, I argue that it is. Treat this result with caution.
Main Author: | Hare, Caspar |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104856 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-7454 |
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