A persistent fire : the strategic ethical impact of World War I on the global profession of arms / edited by Timothy S. Mallard and Nathan H. White.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Government document

Contributor:

Mallard, Timothy S., editor.

White, Nathan H., editor.

National Defense University Press, issuing body.

Conference Name:

International Military Ethics Symposium (2018 : Washington, D.C.) http://viaf.org/viaf/7071157342851710100003, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military ethics.

World War, 1914-1918--Moral and ethical aspects.

World War, 1914-1918.

Soldiers--Professional ethics.

Soldiers.

War--Religious aspects.

War.

Military chaplains.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 377 pages)

Other Title:

Strategic ethical impact of World War I on the global profession of arms

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"The phrase military ethics is sometimes regarded as a contradiction in terms. To some, the idea of ethics seems out of touch with modern realities and sensibilities. "How can an external moral standard dictate one's actions?" some might ask. Ethics can therefore bring up memories of bygone eras that seem irrelevant. Coupled with the qualifier military, ethics can seem even more puzzling. Ethics is not merely a concern for past eras, but is increasingly relevant in an age of rapid technological and societal development. From its beginning, our nation's military leaders have viewed ethics as imperative to the task of warfighting. This is a refrain echoed by contributions to this book who address a range of issues concerning political actors, technological capabilities, and societal shifts of the past and the present. And in commemorating the centenary of World War I, it is appropriate to consider the ethics of warfare. This book helpfully relates lessons from the past to the major ethical issues of modern warfare. By providing diverse reflections on the history of military ethics and challenges of contemporary and future warfare, this book serves as a repository of meaningful material for a new generation of warfighters to develop their own faculties of ethical judgment"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Pt.I. Strategic considerations for military ethics : World War I to today. ch.1. What should military ethics learn from World War I? / by Nigel Biggar

ch.2. Grim virtue : decisiveness as and implication of the just war tradition / by Marc LiVecche

ch.3. The ethics of nationalism / by Paul Coyer

ch.4. Incompetence, technology, and justice : today's lessons from World War I / by Eric D. Patterson

ch.5. The law of the Great War as an ethical paradigm, 1918-2038 / by Michael H. Hoffman

pt.II. Ethical praxis in diverse settings. ch.6. Society and intensive conflict / by David Richardson

ch.7. A profession of arms? conflicting views and the lack of virtue ethics in professional military education / by Thomas J. Statler

ch.8. The ethics of care for civilians, internally displaced persons, and enemy prisoners of war / by Victoria J. Barnett

ch.9. The ethical challenge of information warfare : nothing new / by Graham Fairclough

ch.10. The moral status of chemical weapons : arguments from World War I / by John Mark Mattox

pt.III. Ethical implications for holistic servicemember care. ch.11. Anglo-American army chaplaincy in World War I : a centenary perspective / by Michael Snape

ch.12. "Renew a right spirit within me" : chaplains and military morale on the frontline and online / by Andrew Totten

ch.13. Growth after trauma : moral injury, PTSD, and PTG / by Mark C. Lee

ch. 14. Twin children of the Great War : assessing the effects of moral and spiritual injury today / by Timothy S. Mallard

ch.15. Soldier enhancement ethics and the lessons of World War I / by C. Anthony Pfaff

ch.16. The proper marking of medical personnel and equipment : lessons from the Great War / by Patrick Naughton

ch.17. Toward a resilient military ethic / by Nathan H. White.

Notes:

"The International Military Ethics Symposium occurred from July 30 through August 1, 2018 ... This volume captures the proceedings of this symposium"--Page xxvii, introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NDU Press, viewed March 4, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: International Military Ethics Symposium (2018 : Washington, D.C.). Persistent fire

ISBN:

9780996824934

0996824936

OCLC:

1126350578