Morality's muddy waters : ethical quandaries in modern America /

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George Cotkin looks at diverse yet central issues such as the problem of evil, moral responsibility, racial identity, and capital punishment, juxtaposed against events such as the bombing of civilians during World War II, the My Lai Massacre, and the invasion of Iraq to demonstrate that moral comple...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Cotkin, George, 1950-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.
Sujets:
Since 1900
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Moral and ethical aspects.
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Racism > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968 > Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Bombing, Aerial > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethical problems > Case studies.
Ethics > United States > History > 21st century > Case studies.
Ethics > United States > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Problèmes moraux > Études de cas.
Bombardement aérien > Aspect moral.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Massacre de My Laï, Viêt-nam, 1968 > Aspect moral.
Racisme > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Peine de mort > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Aspect moral.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects
Ethical problems
Ethics
Racism > Moral and ethical aspects
United States > History > 1945-
États-Unis > Histoire > 1945-
Iraq
United States
Vietnam
"Multi-User"
Case studies
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Problems of evil
  • A sky that never cared less
  • The moral mystery of My Lai
  • The hate state : empathy and moral luck
  • Just rewards? : capital punishment
  • Muddiness and moral clarity : the iraqi situation
  • Conclusion: Tortur and the tortured.

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