Moral dimensions of the military profession
By: Department of Philosophy and Fine Arts, United States Air Force Academy
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Forbes Custom Pub.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
ISBN-13: 9780828113427
Subjects: Military doctrine; War; Moral and ethical aspects; Just war doctrine; Military ethics; Doctrines militaires; Guerre; Aspect moral; Guerre juste; Morale militaire
Table of contents: title: 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; title: 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.