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Killing from the inside out : moral injury and just war /

Armies know all about killing. It is what they do, and ours does it more effectively than most. We are painfully coming to realize, however, that we are also especially good at killing our own ''from the inside out, '' silently, invisibly. In every major war since Korea, more of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Meagher, Robert E. (Author), Hauerwas, Stanley, 1940- (Author), Shay, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2014]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: moral injury then and now
  • Ancient Greece: warriors and lovers
  • Killing: moral agency and pollution
  • Imperial Rome: warriors and believers
  • Christian Rome: warriors and saints
  • Medieval Christianity: warriors and monks
  • Early modern Europe: warriors and lawyers
  • Conclusion: beyond just war.