Military ethics and peace psychology : a dialogue / / Jean Maria Arrigo, guest editor ; Richard V. Wagner, editor

• Pubblicazione: [London] : , : Psychology Press, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Disciplina: 172.42
• Soggetto topico: Military ethics; Soldiers - Conduct of life; Violence - Psychological aspects; Nonviolence - Psychological aspects; Peace - Psychological aspects
• Altri autori: ArrigoJean Maria WagnerRichard V
• Note generali: Special issue.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction: A Dialogue Between Peace Psychology and Military Ethics""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Violence and Ecology""; ""Comparison of Construction and Destruction""; ""Type of Action Required for Construction or Destruction""; ""The Tools of Destruction""; ""Entropy, the Tendency Toward “Disorderâ€?""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Beyond Precision: Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties""; ""A Failure in Precision Targeting"" ; ""The Nature of Collateral Casualties and the War in Afghanistan""""Air Operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)""; ""Foundational Theories and Standards""; ""Ethics and the Just War Theory""; ""International Law""; ""Why and How the United States Seeks to Avoid Collateral Casualties""; ""Determination of Potential Collateral Effects""; ""The Decision Environment""; ""Moral Tensions and Conflicts Within the Targeting Process""; ""Gray Areas and Danger of Bias""; ""Moral Decision Support for the Warfighter""; ""Obstacles to Moral Decision Making"" ; ""New Support for Decision Makers in Targeting""""Recommendations""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Five Obstacles Facing Military Ethics""; ""The Historical Context""; ""The Organizational Context""; ""The Weaponry or Delivery Context""; ""Distance of Weapon Delivery""; ""Power of the Weaponry""; ""Durability of the Effects""; ""The Nondistinctiveness Context""; ""The Psychological Context""; ""In Conclusion""; ""Afterthought""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Can Wars Be Just?""; ""Afghan War""; ""â€?Terrorists:â€? A Misnomer""; ""Realistic Empathy"" ; ""Iraqi War""""The Future""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Protracted Asymmetrical Conflict Erodes Standards for Avoiding Civilian Casualties""; ""The Divergent Goals of the Two Combatants""; ""Escalation of Conflict""; ""Nation Partiality""; ""Uncertainty""; ""Summary""; ""Endnotes""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Commentary on Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties""; ""Biographical Note""; ""References""; ""Response to Four Commentaries on “Beyond Precisionâ€?""; ""Paras and Centurions: Lessons Learned From the Battle of Algiers"" ; ""The French Army in Africa""""The French Army in Indochina""; ""The French Military in Algeria""; ""The Battle of Algiers""; ""Counterinsurgency Ideology""; ""Alienation of the French Military from the Government and the People""; ""The Corps Dâ€?Elite: Paratroopers as a Primary Normative Group""; ""The Corps Dâ€?Elite: Paratroopers as an Autonomous Group""; ""Lessons We Need to Learn from the Battle of Algiers""; ""Terrorist Strategy""; ""Vulnerabilities in Traditional Guides to Military Ethics""; ""Clausewitzâ€?s Trinity of War"" ; ""A Current U.S. Army Training Program in Moral Dimensions of War and Peace""
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
• Titolo autorizzato: Military ethics and peace psychology
• ISBN: 1-317-75919-2; 1-138-17906-X; 1-315-79932-4; 1-317-75920-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791170003321
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