Philosophical debates abound over the use of torture tactics by the US government towards terrorism suspects in the wake of 9/11. What is your analytical position on this sensitive and contentious issue?
Analyzing the ethics of Torture from a Deontological vantage point, it becomes evident that it is intolerable due to its contravention of the universal human right of treating all individuals with respect and esteem, irrespective of their standing or actions, thus the end should not rationalize the means.
Torture ought to be avoided, from a consequentialist standpoint, since it frequently returns erroneous confessions that sabotage investigations and can lead to the torture of innocent individuals.
Torture ought to be avoided, from a consequentialist standpoint, since it frequently returns erroneous confessions that sabotage investigations and can lead to the torture of innocent individuals. Analyzing the ethics of Torture from a Deontological vantage point, it becomes evident that it is intolerable due to its contravention of the universal human right of treating all individuals with respect and esteem, irrespective of their standing or actions, thus the end should not rationalize the means. From a virtue ethics standpoint, torture violates the virtues of compassion, empathy, and benevolence, which are central to the moral compass of both public officials and ordinary people.