Key Concepts in Military Ethics /

Can war be morally justified? What is the philosophy behind armed conflict? How do you conduct an ethical war? And what guides military action as the nature of conflict changes over time? Based on a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) designed for both military personnel and non-specialists across the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Deane-Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : UNSW Press, 2015.
Temas:
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
War (Philosophy)
Military ethics.
Ethical problems.
War and society.
Guerre > Aspect moral.
Guerre (Philosophie)
Morale militaire.
Problèmes moraux.
Guerre et société.
Ethical problems
Military ethics
War and society
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Author Bio
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: Foundations
  • 1. Ethical Dilemmas and Tests of Integrity
  • 2. Consequentialist Ethics
  • 3. Deontological Ethics
  • 4. Virtue Ethics
  • 5. Stoicism and the Profession of Arms
  • 6. Ethical Triangulation
  • PART TWO: State Authority, Society and the Military
  • 7. The Social Contract
  • 8. Civil-Military Relations
  • 9. Conscription
  • 10. Representativeness and Positive Discrimination
  • 11. The Military and the Media
  • PART THREE: Ethics within the Military Profession.
  • 12. Role Morality and the Unlimited Liability Contract
  • 13. The Triangular Balance
  • 14. Fairness and Justice
  • 15. Rights
  • 16. Illegal Orders and Whistle-Blowing
  • PART FOUR: Going to War and Ending Wars
  • 17. Pacifism
  • 18. Realism
  • 19. Jus Ad Bellum (Just War Theory)
  • 20. The Responsibility to Protect
  • 21. Rebellion
  • 22. Humanitarian Intervention
  • 23. Ending Wars: Jus Ex Bello and Jus Post Bellum
  • PART FIVE: The Conduct of War
  • 24. The Principle of Discrimination/Distinction
  • 25. Collateral Damage and the Doctrine of Double Effect.
  • 26. The Principles of Necessity and Proportionality
  • 27. Surrender and Detention
  • 28. Peacekeeping
  • 29. Perfidy and Means Mala In Se
  • 30. Supreme Emergency
  • 31. Terrorism
  • 32. Targeted Killing
  • PART SIX: Emerging Challenges
  • 33. Expeditionary Conflict
  • 34. Unmanned Weapons Systems
  • 35. Autonomous Weapons Systems
  • 36. Non-Lethal Weapons
  • 37. Private Military Contractors
  • 38. Cyber Warfare
  • Conclusion
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • INDEX.

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