Killing from the inside out : moral injury and just war

Killing from the inside out : moral injury and just war / Robert Emmet Meagher ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas ; afterword by Jonathan Shay.

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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Main Authors: Meagher, Robert E. (Author), Hauerwas, Stanley, 1940- (Author), Shay, Jonathan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2014]
Subjects:
War neuroses.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Veterans > Mental health > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
War > Psychological aspects.
Just war doctrine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Just war doctrine
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Veterans > Mental health
War > Moral and ethical aspects
War neuroses
War > Psychological aspects
United States
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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.

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