War and Moral Dissonance

Informationen zum Autor Dr Peter A. French is the Lincoln Chair in Ethics, Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University. He is the author of twenty books including, most recently, Ethics and College Sports (2004), The Virtues of Vengeance (2001) and Cowboy Metaphysics: Ethics and Death in Westerns (1997). He is a senior and founding editor of Midwest Studies in Philosophy and his articles have appeared in numerous philosophical and legal journals. Klappentext This collection of essays examines the moral, psychological and philosophical dilemmas posed by war. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays! inspired by the author's experience teaching ethics to Marine and Navy chaplains during the Iraq War! examines the moral! psychological and philosophical dilemmas posed by war. Topics include the nature of moral evil! forgiveness! mercy! retributive punishment! honor! torture! responsibility and just war theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The two-collar conflict: a philosopher's memoir of the Iraq War; 2. Our better angels have broken wings: human nature and the nature of evil; 3. Responsibility for innocence lost; 4. Virtuous responses to moral evil; 5. Assessing attempts at moral originality; 6. Public and private honor, shame, and the appraising audience; 7. Torture; 8. Community and worthwhile living in Second Life; 9. Of merels and morals: musts and oughts; 10. Inference gaps in moral assessment: individuals, organizations, and institutions; 11. Blaming whole populations: the American people and the Iraq War; 12. The moral challenge of collective memories; 13. Corporate responsibility and punishment redux; 14. Mission creep.

Product details

• Authors: Peter French, Peter A. French, Peter A. (Arizona State University) French, French Peter A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2010
• EAN: 9781107000483
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00048-3
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Iraq, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Specific wars and campaigns, Iraq War, Theory of warfare & military science