Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture

For the past year, I’ve been working on a book tentatively entitled Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs and Torture; it’s under contract with University of Chicago Press and should be out by the end of 2010.  In the meantime, I wanted to post draft chapters below for those who might like to start reading.  These are still pretty rough, but the central ideas are laid out.  Feedback is welcome from anyone, though I would just ask you not to cite to the unpublished drafts.  (Radio interviews are also available.)

Front Matter (including detailed contents)

Part I:  Terrorism

Chapter 1:  What Is Terrorism? (7,752 words)

Chapter 2:  The Moral Status of Terrorism (8,858 words)

Chapter 3:  The War on Terror and the Ethics of Exceptionalism (8,950 words)

Part II:  Torture and Ticking Time-Bombs

Chapter 4:  Conceptual and Moral Foundations of Torture (14,485 words)

Chapter 5:  Ticking Time-Bomb Methodology (9,606 words)

Chapter 6:  Should We Torture in Ticking Time-Bomb Cases? (12,772 words)

Part III:  Torture in the Real World

Chapter 7:  Empirical Objections to Torture (17,527 words)

Chapter 8:  Civil Disobedience, Torture Warrants, Self-Defense, and Necessity (10,931 words)

Chapter 9:  The Limits of Torture (in progress)