Phil 252 Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. How to Conduct a Wara. Standards of Wari. Geneva Conventionb. Examples of philosophical war questionsc. Ways to justify actionsi. Doctrine of Double Effect d. Fighting Dirty Outline of Current Lecture I. Torturea. Examples of Tortureb. Reasons why people torturec. Torture as a test casei. Utilitarian View ii. Kantian ViewCurrent LectureI. Torturea. Examples of Torturei. Waterboarding ii. Drilling tooth without Novocain/numbing agent iii. Sleep deprivationiv. Electric shockv. Pins under fingernails (or bamboo) vi. The threat of death b. Reasons why people torturei. To extract information (interrogation)ii. Revenge (vengeance)iii. Act of terrorism as civil obedience (terrorism)iv. Confessionv. Convert to a religion/thought process (religions)vi. As punishment c. Torture as a test casei. Utilitarian View These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Utilitarian’s argue that yes, torture is okay in some cases. They use the idea of the greater good as their main driving force. For example: if a bomb were set to go off and kill a million people, isit okay to torture someone who knows how to stop it in order tosave the million people? If the answer is yes, is it still ethical to torture someone to save 199,999,999 people? ii. Kantian View1. Kantian’s argue that no, it is never okay to torture someone. That is goes against human dignity and therefore moral laws. It is not okay to torture someone in the hopes of saving a million others because what if he doesn’t actually know and we torture him for no reason? And even if he does know, it is still not right to treat him as if he has no
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