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1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations |
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monochrome |
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text file |
| Note |
"Originally published in France as Théorie du Drone by La Fabrique Editions, Paris, 2013"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-274) and index. |
| Contents |
Techniques and tactics. Methodologies for a hostile environment ; The genealogy of the predator ; The theoretical principles of manhunting ; Surveillance and annihilation ; Pattern-of-life analysis ; Kill box ; Counterinsurgency from the air ; Vulnerabilities -- Ethos and psyche. Drones and kamikazes ; "That others may die" ; A crisis in military ethos ; Psychopathologies of the drone ; Killing from a distance -- Necroethics. Combatant immunity ; A humanitarian weapon ; Precision -- The principles of the philosophy of the right to kill. Indelicate murderers ; Warfare without combat ; License to kill -- Political bodies. In war as in peace ; Democratic militarism ; The essence of combatants ; The fabrication of political automata -- Epilogue: On war, from a distance. |
| Summary |
"Drone warfare has raised profound ethical and constitutional questions both in the halls of Congress and among the U.S. public. Not since debates over nuclear warfare has American military strategy been the subject of discussion in living rooms, classrooms, and houses of worship. Yet as this groundbreaking new work shows, the full implications of drones have barely been addressed in the recent media storm. In a unique take on a subject that has grabbed headlines and is consuming billions of taxpayer dollars each year, philosopher Grégoire Chamayou applies the lens of philosophy to our understanding of how drones are changing our world. For the first time in history, a state has claimed the right to wage war across a mobile battlefield that potentially spans the globe. Remote-control flying weapons, he argues, take us well beyond even George W. Bush's justification for the war on terror. What we are seeing is a fundamental transformation of the laws of war that have defined military conflict as between combatants. As more and more drones are launched into battle, war now has the potential to transform into a realm of secretive, targeted assassinations of individuals -- beyond the view and control not only of potential enemies but also of citizens of democracies themselves. Far more than a simple technology, Chamayou shows, drones are profoundly influencing what it means for a democracy to wage war. A Theory of the Drone will be essential reading for all who care about this important question."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject |
Drone aircraft -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Drone aircraft. |
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Military ethics.
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Military ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lloyd, Janet, 1934- translator.
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| Added Title |
Théorie du drone. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015064690
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chamayou, Grégoire. A Theory of the Drone. New York : New Press, The, ©2015 9781595589750 (DLC) 2014033225 (OCoLC)890011437 |
| ISBN |
9781595589767 (electronic book) |
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1595589767 (electronic book) |
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9781595589750 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1595589759 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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