TY - BOOK AU - Bagaric,Mirko AU - Clarke,Julie TI - Torture: when the unthinkable is morally permissible SN - 0791471535 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - HV8593 .B35 2007 U1 - 364.6/7 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Torture KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - United States KW - Political prisoners KW - Abuse of KW - Human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-111) and index; Introduction : Overview of the torture debate -- Torture : reality and legal position -- The moral status of torture -- The slippery slope illusion -- Live-saving torture is a humane practice -- Torture is effective -- Torture is not antidemocratic -- The real divide : where responsibility starts and ends -- Why the torture debate really matters (and why a "meta analysis" of the torture debate supports our argument) -- Conclusion : The ends justifies the means UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027537.html ER -