| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 207 pages). |
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| Series |
Military and defence ethics
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Military and defence ethics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Military education -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Military education -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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United States. |
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Military education. |
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Military education -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Conscience -- United States.
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Conscience. |
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Conscience.
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Military ethics -- United States.
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Military ethics. |
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Military ethics.
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Just war doctrine.
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Just war doctrine. |
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Moral education -- United States.
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Moral education. |
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Moral education.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wertheimer, Roger.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Empowering our military conscience. Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010 9780754678946 (DLC) 2009032350 (OCoLC)430736532 |
| ISBN |
9780754697657 (electronic book) |
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0754697657 (electronic book) |
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1282454277 |
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9781282454279 |
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9780754678946 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0754678946 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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