The leader's imperative : ethics, integrity, and responsibility / edited by J. Carl Ficarrotta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ficarrotta, J. Carl, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military ethics.

Leadership.

Integrity.

Responsibility.

Command of troops.

Armed Forces.

Conduct of life.

United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Conduct of life.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 313 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2001]

Summary:

Drawn from the "Alice McDermott Memorial Lectures in Applied Ethics" held at the United States Air Force Academy, these 20 essays contribute to our understanding of ethics and leadership. Contributions come from a distinguished and diverse group of individuals including, Allan Bloom, Reverend Edward A. Malloy, John T. Noonan, Jr., James F. Childress, Christina Hoff Sommers, General Ronald R. Fogelman, and William J. Bennett. The range of topics include moral certainty and sensibility, professional and personal integrity, emergency ethics and the responsibility of war criminals, the just war and public policy, unethical adversaries and military obligation, and liberal education and character.

Contents:

Three moral certainties / John T. Noonan, Jr.

"Turning" backward : the erosion of moral sensibility / John J. McDermott

The mission of the military and the question of "the regime" / Hadley Arkes

Why serve the state? moral foundations of military officership / Martin L. Cook

Some personal reflections on integrity / George Lee Butler

Decisions of leaders and commanders

ethics counts / Bradley C. Hosmer

Professional integrity / Malham M. Wakin

The just-war idea and the ethics of intervention / James Turner Johnson

Emergency ethics / Michael Walzer

Terrorism and the military professional / Manuel M. Davenport

Unchosen evil and the responsibility of war criminals / Peter A. French

The core values in combat / Ronald R. Fogleman

The war metaphor in public policy : some moral reflections / James F. Childress

The control of violence, foreign and domestic : ethical lessons for law enforcement / Edward A. Malloy

When integrity is not enough : guidelines for responding to unethical adversaries / Richard T. De George

Conscience and authority / Thomas E. Hill, Jr.

In the line of duty : the complexity of military obligation / Nicholas Rescher

The education of character / William J. Bennett

Liberal education and its enemies / Allan Bloom

The hazards of repudiating tradition / Christina Hoff Sommers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1557531846

OCLC:

43411442