Summarize the positions of Luban and of Dershowitz on the use of torture. Who has the better position, and why? Is the question of whether torture or war is “just” the wrong question, and if so, how might gender differences in ethical perspectives offer some guidance?
1) Apply natural law theory to the issues of the death penalty and abortion, and explain why a person’s position on the death penalty and abortion should or should not be consistent. What position do you hold on these issues, and how is it consistent?
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Biplab Sharma
Phil 2306
Intro to Ethics
8:30 Am
Paper 2
Torture
For every theory and science there is moral justification. But what kind of moral justification would be suitable for things like murder and torture? Its very challenging and controversial since different individual have their own justification for them which are approved by some and rejects by others. And like many social issues torture has been the hot topic for the debate from the early start of civilization and society. In this paper I am going to talk about the same issue by comparing to Luban and Dershowitz position.
Torture involves both the infliction of extreme physical suffering and the substantial curtailment of the victim's autonomy. Torture includes such practices as searing with hot irons, burning at the stake, electric shock treatment to the genitals, cutting out parts of the body, e.g. tongue, entrails or genitals, severe beatings, suspending by the legs with arms tied behind back, applying thumbscrews, inserting a needle under the fingernails etc.
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