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Post-ethical society : the Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the moral failure of the secular

Title
Post-ethical society : the Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the moral failure of the secular / Douglas V. Porpora, Alexander Nikolaev, Julia Hagemann May, Alexander Jenkins.
Publication
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Porpora, Douglas V.
  • Nikolaev, Alexander G.
  • May, Julia Hagemann.
  • Jenkins, Alexander.
Description
viii, 254 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Abu Ghraib Prison > Foreign public opinion, American
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Moral and ethical aspects > Foreign public opinion, American
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Atrocities > Foreign public opinion, American
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Prisoners and prisons > Foreign public opinion, American
  • Torture > Iraq > Foreign public opinion, American
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Do we need religion? -- Prudential and moral argumentation about the Iraq War -- Setting the context: president Bush's prewar rhetoric on Iraq -- The multiply muted opposition of the press -- Abu Ghraib and torture: whither Dostoyevsky? -- How television debated the attack on Iraq -- The online debate about Iraq and Abu Ghraib -- Congress: Gone fishing.
Call Number
JFE 13-8146
ISBN
  • 9780226062495 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 022606249X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780226062525 (e-book)
  • 022606252X (e-book)
LCCN
2012051425
OCLC
823473431
Title
Post-ethical society : the Iraq War, Abu Ghraib, and the moral failure of the secular / Douglas V. Porpora, Alexander Nikolaev, Julia Hagemann May, Alexander Jenkins.
Imprint
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Porpora, Douglas V.
Nikolaev, Alexander G.
May, Julia Hagemann.
Jenkins, Alexander.
Research Call Number
JFE 13-8146
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