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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781057403321

Titolo

Empowering our military conscience : transforming just war theory and military moral education / / edited by Roger Wertheimer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-14412-0

1-315-57940-5

1-282-45427-7

9786612454271

0-7546-9765-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Military and defence ethics

Altri autori (Persone)

WertheimerRoger

Disciplina

172.42

Soggetti

Military education - Moral and ethical aspects - United States

Military education - Moral and ethical aspects

Conscience - United States

Conscience

Military ethics - United States

Military ethics

Just war doctrine

Moral education - United States

Moral education

War - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2010 by Ashgate Pub.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Great Awakening; PART I Jus ad Bellum; 1 The Triumph of Just War Theory (and the Dangers of Success); 2 "Methodological Anarchy": Arguing about Preventive War; 3 Crossing Borders to Fight Injustice: The Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention; PART II Jus in Bello; 4 The Proper Role of Intention in Military Decision Making; 5 Ethics for Calamities: How Strict is the Moral Rule Against Targeting Non-combatants?; 6 Invincible Ignorance, Moral Equality, and Professional Obligation; PART III Jus ante Bellum



7 The Moral Singularity of Military Professionalism8 The Morality of Military Ethics Education; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Responding to increasing global anxiety over the ethics education of military personnel, this volume illustrates the depth, rigour and critical acuity of Professional Military Ethics Education (PMEE). While primarily focused on US military academies, the volume will resonate with those responsible for education in military academies across the globe.