Torture and the Military Profession

Wolfendale argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. While these methods are used, the military has no credible claim to professional status.

Author: J. Wolfendale
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/01/2007
Pages: 249
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.68h x 5.78w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780230001824

About the Author
JESSICA WOLFENDALE is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has published on military ethics, the ethics of torture, and moral philosophy.