War and moral dissonance /

This collection of essays, inspired by the author's experience teaching ethics to Marine and Navy chaplains during the Iraq War, examines the moral and psychological dilemmas posed by war. The first section deals directly with Dr. Peter A. French's teaching experience and the specific chal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	French, Peter A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Moral and ethical aspects. War > Moral and ethical aspects. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Psychological aspects. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Chaplains > United States. United States. > Marine Corps > Chaplains. United States. > Navy > Chaplains. Military chaplains > Professional ethics > United States. French, Peter A. Military ethics > Study and teaching > United States. United States > Moral conditions.
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Table of Contents:

The two-collar conflict : a philosopher's memoir of the Iraq War
Our better angels have broken wings : human nature and the nature of evil
Responsibility for innocence lost
Virtuous responses to moral evil
Assessing attempts at moral originality
Public and private honor, shame, and the appraising audience
Torture
Community and worthwhile living in Second Life
Of merels and morals : musts and oughts
Inference gaps in moral assessment : individuals, organizations, and institutions
Blaming whole populations : the American people and the Iraq War
The moral challenge of collective memories
Corporate responsibility and punishment redux
Mission creep.