LEADER 03147nam 2200613 450 001 9910453943503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-8579-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001266085 035 $a(EBL)1673579 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001181456 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12447496 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181456 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11142637 035 $a(PQKB)10632310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1673579 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1673579 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10860122 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL589749 035 $a(OCoLC)876592201 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001266085 100 $a20140131h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGratitude toward veterans $ewhy Americans should not be very grateful to veterans /$fStephen Kershnar 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (159 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-8578-0 311 $a1-306-58498-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe American people are very grateful to veterans -- Argument -- Objection -- Conclusion -- Collective gratitude -- Gratitude -- The essence of gratitude -- Conclusion -- We should not be very grateful to veterans -- Argument for thesis #1 -- Conclusion -- We should not be very grateful to draftees -- Less or no gratitude for drafted veterans -- Objections -- Conclusion -- Against the draft -- The draft is wrong -- Objections -- The irrelevance of the draft to wartime killing and destruction -- Conclusion -- In the future, U.S. citizens should avoid being grateful to veterans -- Argument -- Defense of premises -- Objections -- Conclusion -- The duty to obey military orders is surprisingly weak -- Concepts -- Argument -- Metaphysical objections -- Epistemic objections -- Role-relative and group duties -- Implications of the thesis -- Conclusion -- Lacking gratitude and virtue -- Vice and the lack of significant gratitude. 330 $aVeterans are celebrated with speeches, statues, memorials, holidays, and affirmative action. They are lavishly praised in public gatherings and private conversations. Contradicting this widespread attitude, Stephen Kershnar's Gratitude toward Veterans: A Philosophical Explanation of Why American Should Not Be Very Grateful to Veterans argues that U.S. citizens should not be very grateful to veterans. 517 3 $aWhy Americans should not be very grateful to veterans 606 $aVeterans$zUnited States 606 $aCivil-military relations$zUnited States 606 $aGratitude 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVeterans 615 0$aCivil-military relations 615 0$aGratitude. 676 $a305.9/06970973 700 $aKershnar$b Stephen$0892540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453943503321 996 $aGratitude toward veterans$92075043 997 $aUNINA