War and moral dissonance / Peter A. French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Peter A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French, Peter A.

United States. Marine Corps--Chaplains.

United States. Navy--Chaplains.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Moral and ethical aspects.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Psychological aspects.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Chaplains--United States.

Military chaplains--Professional ethics--United States.

Military ethics--Study and teaching--United States.

United States--Moral conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 343 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

War & Moral Dissonance

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays, inspired by the author's experience teaching ethics to Marine and Navy chaplains during the Iraq War, examines the moral and psychological dilemmas posed by war. The first section deals directly with Dr Peter A. French's teaching experience and the specific challenges posed by teaching applied and theoretical ethics to men and women wrestling with the immediate and personal moral conflicts occasioned by the dissonance of their duties as military officers with their religious convictions. The following chapters grew out of philosophical discussions with these chaplains regarding specific ethical issues surrounding the Iraq War, including the nature of moral evil, forgiveness, mercy, retributive punishment, honour, torture, responsibility and just war theory. This book represents a unique viewpoint on the philosophical problems of war, illuminating the devastating toll combat experiences take on both an individual's sense of identity and a society's professed moral code.

Contents:

The two-collar conflict : a philosopher's memoir of the Iraq War

Our better angels have broken wings : human nature and the nature of evil

Responsibility for innocence lost

Virtuous responses to moral evil

Assessing attempts at moral originality

Public and private honor, shame, and the appraising audience

Torture

Community and worthwhile living in Second Life

Of merels and morals : musts and oughts

Inference gaps in moral assessment : individuals, organizations, and institutions

Blaming whole populations : the American people and the Iraq War

The moral challenge of collective memories

Corporate responsibility and punishment redux

Mission creep.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21984-1

0-511-85158-8

1-282-90794-8

9786612907944

0-511-78217-9

0-511-90929-2

0-511-90854-7

0-511-90724-9

0-511-91004-5

0-511-90596-3

OCLC:

689996413