Military ethics and virtues : an interdisciplinary approach for the 21st century / / Peter Olsthoorn
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| Autore: |
Olsthoorn Peter
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| Titolo: |
Military ethics and virtues : an interdisciplinary approach for the 21st century / / Peter Olsthoorn
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 174/.9355 |
| Soggetto topico: | Military ethics |
| Ethics | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Virtue ethics and the military; 2 Honor; 3 Courage; 4 Loyalty; 5 Integrity; 6 Respect; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book examines the role of military virtues in today's armed forces.Although long-established military virtues, such as honor, courage and loyalty, are what most armed forces today still use as guiding principles in an effort to enhance the moral behavior of soldiers, much depends on whether the military virtues adhered to by these militaries suit a particular mission or military operation. Clearly, the beneficiaries of these military virtues are the soldiers themselves, fellow-soldiers, and military organizations, yet there is little that regulates the behavior of soldiers towa |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Military ethics and virtues |
| ISBN: | 1-136-89428-4 |
| 1-282-88226-0 | |
| 9786612882265 | |
| 0-203-84082-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819195103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Cass Military Studies