In her pamphlet, she denounced Truman as a murderer for ordering the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki believing that some actions should not be taken, no matter what regardless of what great good could come out of it. Furthermore, Rachels identifies two kinds of imperatives or commands, namely, hypothetical imperative and categorical imperative. Hypothetical imperative is a rule that specifies what we ought to do if we want to reach some end, satisfy some desire, or accomplish some goal. For instance, if you want an A grade on the exam, you ought to study is a hypothetical imperative.…
Therefore, the ability of one to pursue their own individual interests is a hypothetical imperative, but the right for one to pursue their own individual interests is a categorical imperative. Many…
America should have torture as a form of punishment. Less crimes would be committed. As for this, with this knowledge being known, crimes such as first degree murder, rape, ect. & instead of shedding the mercy of death to a person who committed such terrible acts, we should rain the misery of life & with this knowledge at hand along with knowledge that this isn’t some threats of barks would bring fear to the sins that make us fear them.…
Torture is now easier to justify in the context of the war on terror. Many opinions may arise when looking at whether or not we should torture potential terrorists and since there is not an actual strategy to proceed along when looking at it, the question still remains unanswered. The debate began after the incident in 9/11 had occurred and the government implemented several anti terrorism measures where justification was placed under the veil of Unitarianism. In the article “The torture debate” by Phillip Rumney and Martin O’Boyle they provide readers with complementary views on whether or not legalized systems of torture would be worth having. The authors also emphasize the issues that could result from having a torture of system since it could come with many implications.…
The second ethical framework to consider is the Virtue approach which urges one to question whether or not a given action is reflective of the kind of person he or she wants to be. In light of this approach, one consequence seldom thought of is the impact that becoming a torturer has on those responsible. In torturing a person, the interrogator must overcome all stigmas of violence and dehumanize themselves in order to truly “show no mercy.” While an effective torture is carried out, the virtues of all involved are expensed. The argument in the case for torture overlooks the sacrifices made by those who must alter their entire mentality in a most twisted sense.…
How do you determine if and when the use of torture would be ethical? Let’s begin by examining the views of two well-known philosophers John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant. Each of these philosophers had strong opinions and stances on the moral and ethical use of torture. John Stuart Mills’ theory on the ethical of the use of torture is that it is acceptable if it brings happiness and/or pleasure to the majority of people than if the torture were not carried out. One example he gives to support that theory is, if a terrorist has information that will prevent an act of terror that would result in the death of hundreds of innocent people and by obtaining this information thru an act of torture, it would likely save those lives he would agree…
Desperate Times Would you ever hurt someone? What if hurting that someone meant that you would be seen as a hero amongst many? What if hurting someone meant that you were able to save innocent lives? What if hurting someone meant that you lost a piece of yourself and what it means to be human? `The topic at hand is if it is ever justifiable to torture someone under any circumstance.…
Using the consequentialism approach, I am for torture because performing this action to possibly save lives is better than doing nothing and suffer through worse consequences. Another reason why torture is necessary is to make an example out of the terrorist to prevent future terrorist attacks. According to Timmons, torture is defined as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for purposes.” An example the book used, if there was a ticking bomb terrorist scenario, then there should be a protocol that is non-fatal to gain information from the terrorist. Objectors may argue that there is no need for torture because the ticking bomb terrorist situation is rare.…
You awaken in a dark room, with no recollection of how you got there. You realize that you sit across from a few men, with a table separating from you. Next to the men you see a bucket filled with water and a rag. You are blinded by a bright white light and one of the men bangs on the table and says, “We know you are with the terrorists. So where are they hiding?”…
Ethics Article Assignment Scenario: 1) I do agree with torture because of how desperate the situation is. If it was my choice to choose between torturing one man or having the guilt of hundreds of people’s death on my hands, I would rather choose to torture the man to find the bomb. It will not be morally justifiable to torture the bomber’s wife to make the bomber talk, as she may not have known about his plans. Until officials are 100% sure that the wife was also in on the bombing plan, they should not torture his wife till then. 2) Knowing that torturing a person is illegal, I would try and find an alternate way to make the bomber talk to the officials, to say where the bomb was planted.…
It is absolutely abhorrent that you imply that torture was used both in residential schools and as prison segregation. You know very well that torture was abolished world wide in the late 18th to early 19th century’s. Therefore it is absolutely preposterous to accuse the Canadian state of the use of torture. The residential schools were meant to be the aboriginal children’s best chance for success in the new country we have created.…
After the infamous September 11, 2001 attacks, the White House made torture its secret weapon in the war on terror. According to renowned history professor Alfred McCoy, Washington chose the CIA as the instrument used to fight against Al Qaeda. Surprisingly, Washington’s quick recourse to torture in the hunt for Al Qaeda replicated the same outcome of anger among the local population and alienation of the American people from the larger war effort first seen during the “dirty” Vietnam war (McCoy). The declaration of war on Al Qaeda, in September 2001, torture had been outsourced to U.S. allies. Following September 2001, an increasing public consensus emerged in favor of torture.…
Eventually, we would all need saving or assistance and if the maxim were to be applied categorically, we would all be left to die or denied the assistance we needed. If the categorical imperative were applied consistently then it would not violate reason or…
Though categorical imperative seem like an easy and sensible ethics guide to follow, there are circumstances where following the categorical imperative would prove to be either impossible…
They were based on reasoning. Imperative, would have to be if you were hitting me I would have to have a command. “Stop hitting me”. Hypothetical is a command from having a desire to do so. If you were wanting to become a doctor, set yourself a goal and go to medical school.…