How Long to Read Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror

How Long Does it Take to Read Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror by Charles Fried

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Elevating the torture and privacy debate, this book brilliantly challenges the knee-jerk responses of those in media and government. Can torture ever be justified? When is eavesdropping acceptable? Should a kidnapper be waterboarded to reveal where his victim has been hidden? Ever since 9/11 there has been an intense debate about the government’s application of torture and the pervasive use of eavesdropping and data mining in order to thwart acts of terrorism. To create this seminal statement on torture and surveillance, Charles Fried and Gregory Fried have measured current controversies against the philosophies of Aristotle, Locke, Kant, and Machiavelli, and against the historic decisions, large and small, of Jefferson, Lincoln, and Pope Sixtus V, among many others. Because It Is Wrong not only discusses the behavior and justifications of Bush government officials but also examines more broadly what should be done when high officials have broken moral and legal norms in an attempt to protect us. This is a moral and philosophical meditation on some of the most urgent issues of our time.

How long is Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror?

Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror by Charles Fried is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror aloud.

What Reading Level is Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror?

Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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