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A moral military /
In this new edition of the classic book on the moral conduct of war, Sidney Axinn provides a full-length treatment of the military conventions from a philosophical point of view. Axinn considers these basic ethical questions within the context of the laws of warfare: Should a good soldier ever disob...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2009.
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| Edición: | Rev. and expanded ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this new edition of the classic book on the moral conduct of war, Sidney Axinn provides a full-length treatment of the military conventions from a philosophical point of view. Axinn considers these basic ethical questions within the context of the laws of warfare: Should a good soldier ever disobey a direct military order? Are there restrictions on how we fight a war? What is meant by "military honor," and does it really affect the contemporary soldier? Is human dignity possible under battlefield conditions?Axinn answers "yes" to these questions. His objective in A Moral M |
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| Notas: | "With a new chapter on torture." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781592139590 1592139590 9786611973384 6611973389 1281973386 9781281973382 |