Ethics, Evil and Violence: The Cases of Torture and War

Workshop | 26 March 2013

Organised by the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics & Ethics, University of Brighton, this workshop aimed to explore whether torture and/or war are ever morally justifiable or not.

Programme

10.00 – 10.30: Registration/Coffee

10.30 – 11.30: Introduction

Thomas Zoglauer, Technische Universität Cottbus
, “Between Absolutism and Particularism: Moral Dilemmas Concerning Torture and War”

11.45 – 13.45: Torture Session

Uwe Steinhoff, University of Hongkong
, “Trampling over the Rights of Innocents: Why Anti-Torture Absolutism is Illiberal, Un-Kantian, and Inhumane”
 

Bob Brecher, University of Brighton
, “Why Torture is Wrong: Always, Everywhere and in All Circumstances”

13.45 – 14.45: Lunch

14.45 – 16.30: War Session

Michael Neu, University of Brighton
, “What’s happened to Rodin, the Pacifist?”
 

David Rodin, University of Oxford
, “After Just War Theory”

Tarik Kochi, University of Sussex, “Republics, Empires and Chickens: Just War From Above and Below”