War and moral dissonance
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,...
| Résumé: | 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. The two-collar conflict : a philosopher's memoir of the Iraq War -- Our better angels have broken wings : human nature and the nature of evil -- Responsibility for innocence lost -- Virtuous responses to moral evil -- Assessing attempts at moral originality -- Public and private honor, shame, and the appraising audience -- Torture -- Community and worthwhile living in Second Life -- Of merels and morals : musts and oughts -- Inference gaps in moral assessment : individuals, organizations, and institutions -- Blaming whole populations : the American people and the Iraq War -- The moral challenge of collective memories -- Corporate responsibility and punishment redux -- Mission creep |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | XV,343 S., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0521169038 |