Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture
Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture

Author: Fritz Allhoff

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-07-24

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0226014827

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A provocative philosophical investigation into the ethics of torture, The War on Terror, and making tough choices in exceptional circumstances. The general consensus among philosophers is that the use of torture is never justified. In Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture, Fritz Allhoff demonstrates the weakness of the case against torture; while allowing that torture constitutes a moral wrong, he nevertheless argues that, in exceptional cases, it represents the lesser of two evils. Allhoff does not take this position lightly. He begins by examining the way terrorism challenges traditional norms, discussing the morality of various practices of torture, and critically exploring the infamous ticking time-bomb scenario. After carefully considering these issues from a purely philosophical perspective, he turns to the empirical ramifications of his arguments, addressing criticisms of torture and analyzing the impact its adoption could have on democracy, institutional structures, and foreign policy. The crucial questions of how to justly authorize torture and how to set limits on its use make up the final section of this timely, provocative, and carefully argued book.

The Ticking Time Bomb
The Ticking Time Bomb

Author: Ph. D. Michael J. Woulas

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-07-22

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 0557547474

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The author provides insightful information based on years of clinical experience to bring the causes of today's rage and violence into public awareness. This straight forward presentation will clarify the reasons for much of the domestic violence, abuse, mass murders and suicides plaguing our world. In addition to revealing the true causes of uncontrolled anger and rage, The Ticking Time Bomb directs the reader towards appropriate treatment and reduces the risk of catastrophic and life threatening behavior associated with Type II, Bipolar Disorder.

The Ticking Is the Bomb: A Memoir
The Ticking Is the Bomb: A Memoir

Author: Nick Flynn

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-01-03

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0393077039

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"A beautiful, intelligent book that renders pain both ordinary and extraordinary into art."—Susanna Sonnenberg, San Francisco Chronicle In 2007, during the months before Nick Flynn’s daughter’s birth, his growing outrage and obsession with torture, exacerbated by the Abu Ghraib photographs, led him to Istanbul to meet some of the Iraqi men depicted in those photos. Haunted by a history of addiction, a relationship with his unsteady father, and a longing to connect with his mother who committed suicide, Flynn artfully interweaves in this memoir passages from his childhood, his relationships with women, and his growing obsession—a questioning of terror, torture, and the political crimes we can neither see nor understand in post-9/11 American life. The time bomb of the title becomes an unlikely metaphor and vehicle for exploring the fears and joys of becoming a father. Here is a memoir of profound self-discovery—of being lost and found, of painful family memories and losses, of the need to run from love, and of the ability to embrace it again.

Super Volcano
Super Volcano

Author: Greg Breining

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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A fascinating look at the super volcano seething under Yellowstone, 30,000 years overdue to erupt, and what will happen when it does.

Ticking Bombs
Ticking Bombs

Author: Michael R. Mantell

Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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Provides a unique, 7-step benchmark model for dealing with workplace violence, covering every issue from prevention and protection, to coping with the chilling aftermath of these crimes.

Cosmic Colin: Ticking Time Bomb
Cosmic Colin: Ticking Time Bomb

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1780555296

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When Harry discovers that the most evil villain in the galaxy, Galactic Gary, has escaped from prison, it's not just humankind that is in danger, but time itself.

Obesity
Obesity

Author: Tahir A. Mahmood

Publisher: Newnes

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 695

ISBN-13: 0123914809

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Obesity is a continuing issue around the world and in many contexts. The growing number of obese people is an increasing concern for those in the medical profession, and obesity can pose specific challenges in relation to fertility and pregnancy. Patients who are obese require specific considerations and knowledge. Bringing together experts from a variety of specialties to examine the issues and challenges of obesity, this book discusses how obesity affects fertility, reproduction, and pregnancy. Beginning with an exploration of the epidemiology of obesity, further chapters focus on specific issues related to obesity and both male and female reproduction, the complications of obesity during pregnancy and labour, and the long term effects of obesity. This is the most comprehensive resource to examine the topic of obesity and reproductive issues, making it invaluable for medical students, professionals, and researchers in public policy and medicine. - Comprehensive examination of fertility issues arising from male and female obesity - Clinical knowledge and expertise given to the subjects - In-depth examination through 47 chapters of a growing, but often overlooked, issue in fertility and pregnancy

How to Justify Torture
How to Justify Torture

Author: Alex Adams

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 191224859X

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From Batman Begins to Tom Clancy, How to Justify Torture shows how contemporary culture creates simplified narratives about good guy torturers and bad guy victims, how dangerous this is politically, and what we can do to challenge it. If there was a bomb hidden somewhere in a major city, and you had the person responsible in your custody, would you torture them to get the information needed to stop the bomb exploding, preventing a devastating terrorist attack and saving thousands of lives? This is the ticking bomb scenario -- a thought experiment designed to demonstrate that torture can be justified. In How to Justify Torture, cultural critic Alex Adams examines the ticking bomb scenario in-depth, looking at the ways it is presented in films, novels, and TV shows -- from Batman Begins and Dirty Harry to French military thrillers and home invasion narratives. By critiquing its argument step by step, this short, provocative book reminds us that, despite what the ticking bomb scenario will have us believe, torture can never be justified.