Torture: When the Unthinkable Is Morally Permissible

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Argues that there are moral grounds to use torture where the lives of the innocent are at stake.

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Introduction : overview of the torture debate	p. 1
Torture : reality and legal position	p. 9
The moral status of torture	p. 21
The slippery slope illusion	p. 41
Life-saving torture is a humane practice	p. 49
Torture is effective	p. 53
Torture is not antidemocratic	p. 63
The real divide : where responsibility starts and ends	p. 69
Why the torture debate really matters (and why a "meta-analysis" of the torture debate supports our argument)	p. 75
Conclusion : the end justifies the means	p. 85
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