Moral dimensions of the military profession

5th ed.

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5th ed.

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Forbes Custom Pub.
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English
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441

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1999, Forbes Custom Pub.
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Table of Contents

The moral dimensions of military operations: History of the Peloponnesian War ; Classical realism ; Pacifism ; Ethics and intervention: the United States in Grenada, 1983 ; Challenge of cultural relativism ; Trying out one's new sword ; Introduction: our virtue ; Natural law ; Summa of the Summa ; Biological basis of morality ; Court-martial: a soldier's story ; Address to National Religious Broadcasters ; This war cannot be justified ; Just War idea and the ethics of intervention ; Development of the Just-War tradition ; Utilitarianism and the rules of war ; Terrorism and the military professional ; Why America dropped the bomb ; Mr. Truman's degree ; On nuclear war and nuclear deterrence ; Jus in bello ; Temperamenta belli: Can war be controlled? ; Killing of the innocent ; Ethics, killing and war ; Supreme emergency ; A simplified account of Kant's ethics ; Character of Kant's ethics ; What makes Right Acts right? ; On lying ; Does morality depend on religion? ; Religion and morality: exploring the connections ; Pacifism: some philosophical considerations
The moral dimensions of officership: Declaration of Independence ; Letter from Birmingham City Jail ; Principles of ethical conduct for government officers and employees ; Values in joint warfare ; The little blue book ; Military in the service of the state ; Last deal ; Courage under fire ; Republic of silence ; Grand inquisitor ; An affair to remember? Case "A" ; An affair to remember? Cases "B" and "C" ; After virtue ; Living well: the virtues and the good life ; Ancient wisdom and modern folly ; Widening gap between the military and society ; A new look at the military profession ; A do-it-yourself professional code for the military ; Ethics of leadership.

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New York, N.Y

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Library of Congress
U22 .M67 1999

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Pagination
x, 441 pages
Number of pages
441

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Open Library
OL38246323M
Internet Archive
moraldimensionso0000unse_t7n8
ISBN 10
0828113424
ISBN 13
9780828113427
OCLC/WorldCat
72038492
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B000RQUE44

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