War, Terrorism, and Torture

Media

Dershowitz, A. M. Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002.

Greenberg, K. ed. The Torture Debate in America. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

May L. “Torturing Detainees during Interrogation.” International Journal of Applied Philosophy19 (2005): 193–208.

Miller S. “Is Torture Ever Morally Justified?” International Journal of Applied Philosophy 19 (2005): 79–92.

Sterba, J. P., ed. Terrorism and International Justice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Web Links

American Civil Liberties Union page on torture and national security

<http://www.aclu.org/national-security/torture>

Amnesty International

<www.amnesty.org>

Fay-Jones Report on Abu Ghraib Abuses

<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/dod/fay82504rpt.pdf>

NPR interview, “The Moral Debate about Torture”

<http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-1-2009/the-moral-debate-about-torture/2865/>

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry, “Torture”

<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/torture/>

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry, “War”

<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/war/>

Stanford Prison Experiment

<http://www.prisonexp.org/>

University of San Diego’s Ethics Matters page, “Philosophers Speak Out about War, Terrorism, and Peace”

<http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Resources/PhilForum/Terrorism/index.asp>

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