Morals under the Gun (eBook)

The Cardinal Virtues, Military Ethics, and American Society

James H. Toner (Autor)

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2021
240 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-8425-8 (ISBN)

Infos

James Toner argues that the cardinal virtues are and must be the core values of the military. By embracing these values, the profession of arms serves as a moral compass in an increasingly confusing age. Building upon a bold introduction, which includes what many will regard as a surprising view of military ethics, Toner examines the four cardinal virtueswisdom, courage, temperance, and justiceand places each in the context of a compelling case study from recent U.S. military history. He discusses the Flinn Case, the Lavelle Affair, a B-52 crash in Washington State, and the courageous actions of Hugh Thompson after My Lai. Morals Under the Gun connects ethics and moral theology with the armed services, demonstrating that the task of preserving virtue, both personal and professional, is a noble, if imperfectible, task.

Autor

James H. Toner, professor of international relations and military ethics at the U.S. Air War College, is the author of True Faith and Allegiance: The Burden of Military Ethics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.10.2021
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: military core values • military ethical leadership • military ethics and values • Military justice • military virtue • soldier morality • soldiers ethics • u.s. military code of conduct • u.s. military ethics • war morality
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-8425-8 / 0813184258
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-8425-8 / 9780813184258