Morals Under the Gun
Subtitle: The Cardinal Virtues, Military Ethics, and American Society
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: April 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780813121598
Subjects: Practical & applied ethics; Theory of warfare & military science; Military - United States; Ethics (Specific Aspects); Military Science (Specific Aspects); Philosophy; History - Military / War; United States; Military; USA; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Armed Forces; Cardinal virtues; Military ethics
First sentence: One of the great difficulties involved in reading, writing, and teaching about military ethics is the tendency of people in the field, and I do not exclude myself, to be rather self-congratulatory about the moral climate we associate with the profession of arms.
Description: "James Toner argues that the cardinal virtues are and must be the core values of the military. By embracing these values, the profession of arms serves as a moral compass in an increasingly confusing age. Toner examines the four cardinal virtues - wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice - and places each in the context of a compelling case study from recent U.S. military history.

The book connects ethics and moral theology with the armed services, demonstrating that the task of preserving virtue, both personal and professional, is a noble, if imperfectible, task."--BOOK JACKET.