Abstract
I argue that, were the utilitarian arguments for the use of interrogational torture in so-called ticking bomb scenarios sound, then they would also sanction the torture of people known to be wholly innocent. So either utilitarian arguments are unsound in their own terms; or, if sound, they suggest that utilitarianism is not a moral theory at all.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Interrogation and torture |
| Subtitle of host publication | research on its efficacy and its integration with legality and morality |
| Editors | S. Barela, M. Fallon, G. Gaggioli, D. Ohlin |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2019 |
Keywords
- interrogational torture
- ticking bomb
- utilitarianism