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    the philosophy of logic‚ philosophy of language‚ and the philosophy of science. In his article "The Case for Torture” published by Newsweek in 1982‚ Michael Levin is defending the use of torture as being necessary and justifiably in some extreme cases in order to preserve the greater good of human society. In connection with this he is analyzing the problematic issue of the usage of torture towards terrorists. In his opinion this should be a topic to be taken more and more into consideration also

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    Introduction 1. Torture is on the most extreme forms of human violence‚ resulting in both physical and psychological consequences. It has been used for thousands of years‚ dating back to medieval times 530 AD. Even though numerous laws have been made to stop torture‚ it is without thought of the consequences that occur. Torture has been proven as an ineffective tool for gathering concealed information and running the reputations of the country that use it. Nobody deserves to be tortured‚ as it is

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    Ethics Of Torture Essay

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    extreme cases‚ is it morally justified to use extreme measures to protect a larger group of people? For torture to be done properly‚ there must be systems in place‚ such as torture warrants‚ to insure that the torture is being done with the knowledge of the government. Thesis: In accordance with Dershowitz‚ torture should be acceptable when it is absolutely needed‚ however those inflicting the torture needs to be held accountable for their actions by the government. According to Dershowitz‚ the ticking

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    14th September 2013 Torture is a necessary evil. After reading this article and evaluating both sides of the argument‚ my opinion remains the same. I disagree that torture is necessary; it is a barbaric breach of human rights. After looking at statistics‚ only 8% of Guantanamo detainees were Al Qaeda fighters‚ this is a shockingly low percentage in proportion to the 517 Guantanamo that were detained. British laws have deemed torture illegal and yet at least 6 detainees alleged that British forces

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    that it is in the US government’s right to torture the guilty terrorist because his knowledge could be used to save the lives of millions. On the other hand‚ others‚ such as Philip Heymann‚ who is a writer that had worked in the government field‚ firmly states that torture should never be used because the chance that it will produce true and useful information is nearly impossible and it is vastly more crucial to preserve the international bans on torture. Shirley Jackson elaborates on Heymann’s

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    Medieval Torture Paper

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    medieval time period was full of knights in shining armor and fairytale princesses‚ when in all reality‚ the medieval time period was a bloodthirsty and violent time period. Government and religious officials used sadistic torture to punish suspects and obtain confessions. Torture is the deliberate and cruel infliction of mental and physical suffering to obtain information or for any other reason. ”The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear” ( Lovecraft). The tools and devices used brought

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    Arguments Against Torture

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    Arguments Supporting Torture to Protect America’s Security When at Risk Justifying the needs of implementing various methods of torture is strongly a recommended option to protecting America’s security and American citizens. While the debate of whether the use of torture is valid to protect the United States of America overall‚ supporters of the argument strongly argue that interrogating terrorists is only useful when various torture methods are involved. During one of the United States of America’s

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    Arguments Against Torture

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    It’s safe to say that torture may be one of the worst experiences that can happen to a human being. I know that if I were a situation where my options were being tortured to death or being put to death quickly‚ I would choose the quick death every time. The issue at hand is whether we should be allowed to torture terrorists for information or not. While most people have probably already formed their own opinion on the matter‚ it may not be as cut and dry as they first thought once they hear the

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    Pros And Cons Of Torture

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    to Merriam-Webster.com‚ “Torture is defined as the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something.” While torture is widely criticized by the United Nations and Amnesty International‚ organizations that are supposedly for the progression of human rights‚ there is no denying that the United States‚ in compliance with the Central Intelligence Agency‚ has received valuable intel from the use of torture. Torture is sometimes a necessary

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    Hollywood has given society the impression that torture is the effective last resort for interrogators to get crucial information. There is a cliché scenario in which a bomb is ticking somewhere and the villain will not tell the interrogator how to stop it. Reluctantly the interrogator starts using brutal torture methods until he gets the confession and saves the day. The “ticking time bomb” scenario is unrealistic and it gives a false perception to society of how interrogations really work. The

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