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The Reluctant Philosopher: Prof. Darius Rejali Brought in for Questioning

Prof. Darius Rejali flanked by John Perry (left) and Ken Taylor (right), hosts of NPR's "Philosophy Talk."

On Thursday, April 16, at approximately 8:35 p.m. Professor of Political Science Darius Rejali followed his GPS to an industrial zone along Macadam Avenue in southwest Portland.

Rejali traded the warmth of his SUV for the damp night air. He was wearing a silver crewneck shirt, a dark brown sports jacket, jeans, and black court shoes. Combined with his windswept hair and salt-and-pepper muttonchops, he was easily marked as an academic.

He ambled toward what looked like a glass and steel warehouse. Light radiated from within the building’s core, but it became dim as it reached the foyer, which obscured the image of the man waiting for Rejali. The doors swung open and a voice pierced the darkness, “Are you here to talk about torture?”

猫咪社区 Prof Lends Voice to Torture Debate

猫咪社区 Prof. Darius Rejali [political science 1989鈥揮 is internationally recognized as an expert on the subject of torture.

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the has sparked a national debate on the role of torture—a debate in which the voice of Prof. has grown increasingly prominent.

Prof. Rejali is the author of the influential book , and is one of the world’s leading scholars on torture.

Last week, Rejali, Prof. , and Peter Miller ’06 wrote an article for the Washington Post contending that U.S. opinion is still strongly opposed to the use of torture.