Description
The first student-friendly introduction to the philosophical issues surrounding torture. It is a timely and useful contribution to a highly topical and on-going debate.
About the Author
Jeremy Wisnewski is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hartwick College, USA and Editor of Review Journal of Political Philosophy. His publications include Wittgenstein and Ethical Inquiry (Continuum, 2007), The Politics of Agency (Ashgate, 2008), Family Guy and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2007) and The Office and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2008). R.D. Emerick is Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Palomar College, San Marcos, USA.
Reviews
"Wisnewski and Emerick have produced an impressively thorough philosophical analysis of torture. Their book is a patient, detailed and much needed rebuttal of contemporary arguments put forward that torture can ever be justified, whether morally or out of some alleged 'necessity'." - Bob Brecher, University of Brighton, UK
"...eloquent...a clear and informative book. It offers a succinct appraisal of the arguments surrounding torture and is all the better for having acknowledged point of view on what has become a central issue for Western nations facing the challenge of how to respond to terrorist threats to their own security." Times Higher Education Supplement, September 2009
"The analytical subtlety with which Wisnewski (Hartwick College) and Emerick (Palomar College) look at the practice of torture makes their work noteworthy." -CHOICE, 2010
Book Information
ISBN 9780826498908
Author J. Jeremy Wisnewski
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC