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Morality's Muddy Waters : Ethical Quandaries in Modern America /

In the face of an uncertain and dangerous world, Americans yearn for a firm moral compass, a clear set of ethical guidelines. But as history shows, by reducing complex situations to simple cases of right or wrong we often go astray.In Morality's Muddy Waters, historian George Cotkin offers a cl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cotkin, George (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Problems of Evil
  • PART I. In Times of War
  • Chapter Two. A Sky That Never Cared Less
  • Chapter Three. The Moral Mystery of My Lai
  • PART II. In Times of Peace
  • Chapter Four. The Hate Stare: Empathy and Moral Luck
  • Chapter Five. Just Rewards? Capital Punishment
  • PART III. Present Problems
  • Chapter Six. Muddiness and Moral Clarity: The Iraqi Situation
  • Conclusion. Torture and the Tortured
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments