The Philosophy of War and Exile

From the Humanity of War to the Inhumanity of Peace
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-35121-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy

Arguing that the suffering of combatants is better understood through philosophy than psychology, as not trauma, but exile, this book investigates the experiences of torturers, UAV operators, cyberwarriors, and veterans to reveal not only the exile at the core of becoming a combatant, but the evasion from exile at the core of being a noncombatant.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gertz, N.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: BECOMING RESPONSIBLE 1. The Lust for War vs. The Lust for Judgment 2. A World Without Responsibility PART II: BEING IN EXILE, BEING AS EXILE 3. What's Wrong with (How We Think About) Torture? 4. Drone Operators, Cyber Warriors, and Prosthetic Gods 5. Of the Many Who Returned and Yet Were Dead Conclusion: Our Veterans, Ourselves Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nolen Gertz is an Instructor in Philosophy at Delta College, USA. He specializes in applied ethics, political philosophy, and existential phenomenology.