| Edition |
Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 240 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"With a new chapter on torture." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface to the 2008 edition; Preface to the original edition; Introduction; Morality: Why sacrifice myself? What are moral questions?; Military honor and the laws of warfare: When can I lie to the enemy?; Hostilities: All is not fair; Prisoners of war; Spies; Non-hostile relations with the enemy; War crimes, remedies, and retaliation (dirty warfare); The dirty-hands theory of command; Torture; Nuclear devices and low-intensity conflicts; Conclusions; Appendix 1. Are the Hague and Geneva Conventions obsolete?; Appendix 2. Topics not considered in the text; Appendix 3. Test on the laws of land warfare. |
| Summary |
In this new edition of classic book on 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 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 is to establish a basic framework for moral military action and to assist in analyzing military professional ethics. He argues for the seriousness of the concept of military honor but limits honorable military activity by a strict interpretation of the notion of war crime. With revisions and expansions throughout, including a new chapter on torture, A Moral Military is an essential guide on the nature of war during a time when the limits of acceptable behavior are being stretched in new directions--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Military ethics.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 -- Ethics.
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Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 -- Influence.
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Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804. (OCoLC)fst00031763
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Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Military ethics. (OCoLC)fst01021166
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01170352
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| Indexed Term |
Kant, Immanuel Ethics |
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Kant, Immanuel Influence |
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Military ethics |
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War |
| ISBN |
9781592139576 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1592139574 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781592139583 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1592139582 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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