Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 394 g
Reihe: Military and Defence Ethics
Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 394 g
Reihe: Military and Defence Ethics
ISBN: 978-0-7546-7992-9
Verlag: Routledge
Kantian-inspired approaches to ethics are a hugely important part of the philosophical landscape in the 21st century, yet the lion's share of the work done in service of these approaches has been at the theoretical level. Moreover, when we survey writing in which Kantian-inspired thinkers address practical ethical problems, we do not often enough find sustained attention being paid to issues in military ethics. This collection presents a sampling of how an ethicist who takes Kantian commitments seriously addresses controversial questions in the profession of arms. It examines some of the less frequently studied topics within military ethics such as women in combat, military careerism, homosexuality, teaching bad ethics, immoral wars, collateral damage and just war theory. Presenting philosophical thinking in an easy to understand style, the volume has much to offer to a military audience.
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Contents: Preface; Are military professionals bound by a higher moral standard? Functionalism and its limits; Women in combat: discrimination by generality; Careerism in the military services: an analysis of its nature, why it is wrong, and what might be done about it; Homosexuality and military service: a case for abandoning 'don't ask, don't tell'; How to teach a bad military ethics course; Should members of the military fight in immoral wars? A case for selective conscientious objection; Does the doctrine of double effect justify collateral damage? A case for more restrictive targeting policies; Just war theory triumphant. and doing more harm than good; References; Index.
