Key concepts in military ethics / edited by Deane-Peter Baker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baker, Deane-Peter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

War (Philosophy).

Military ethics.

Ethical problems.

War and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can war be morally justified? What is the philosophy behind armed conflict? How do you conduct an ethical war? And what guides military action as the nature of conflict changes over time?.

Contents:

Cover; Author Bio; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; PART ONE: Foundations; 1. Ethical Dilemmas and Tests of Integrity; 2. Consequentialist Ethics; 3. Deontological Ethics; 4. Virtue Ethics; 5. Stoicism and the Profession of Arms; 6. Ethical Triangulation; PART TWO: State Authority, Society and the Military; 7. The Social Contract; 8. Civil-Military Relations; 9. Conscription; 10. Representativeness and Positive Discrimination; 11. The Military and the Media; PART THREE: Ethics within the Military Profession; 12. Role Morality and the Unlimited Liability Contract

13. The Triangular Balance14. Fairness and Justice; 15. Rights; 16. Illegal Orders and Whistle-Blowing; PART FOUR: Going to War and Ending Wars; 17. Pacifism; 18. Realism; 19. Jus Ad Bellum (Just War Theory); 20. The Responsibility to Protect; 21. Rebellion; 22. Humanitarian Intervention; 23. Ending Wars: Jus Ex Bello and Jus Post Bellum; PART FIVE: The Conduct of War; 24. The Principle of Discrimination/Distinction; 25. Collateral Damage and the Doctrine of Double Effect; 26. The Principles of Necessity and Proportionality; 27. Surrender and Detention; 28. Peacekeeping

29. Perfidy and Means Mala In Se30. Supreme Emergency; 31. Terrorism; 32. Targeted Killing; PART SIX: Emerging Challenges; 33. Expeditionary Conflict; 34. Unmanned Weapons Systems; 35. Autonomous Weapons Systems; 36. Non-Lethal Weapons; 37. Private Military Contractors; 38. Cyber Warfare; Conclusion; Contributors; Acknowledgments; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781742247472

1742247474

9781742242132

1742242138

OCLC:

929654663