Torture: When the Unthinkable is Morally Permissible

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

The "war on terror" has brought the subject of torture to the forefront of public attention. In contrast to other discussions that focus narrowly on the practice of torture, and condemn it under any and all circumstances, Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke argue that to take this position is to live in a moral vacuum. The subject of torture causes our emotions to conflict with our reason. When we hav...