Ethics and Military Practice

Ethics and Military Practice

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verweij, Désirée
Other Authors: Olsthoorn, Peter, van Baarle, Eva
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : BRILL, 2022.
Series:International Studies on Military Ethics Ser.
Subjects:
Military ethics.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
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Table of Contents:
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Ethics and Military Practice
  • 1 Ethics and Military Ethics
  • 2 Ethics and Military Ethics at Three Levels
  • 3 The Human Being as Moral Agent
  • 4 Recognising the Other as the Moral Point of View
  • 5 Reification: The Failure to Recognise the Other and the Moral Point of View
  • 5.1 Reification in Military Practice: The 'Enemy' in Capital Letters
  • 6 The 'Right Intention'
  • 7 Relationality and Responsibility: The 'Self' and the 'Other' in the Military Context
  • Literature
  • Chapter 2 Fostering Reflective Practice and Moral Competence: Ethics Education in the Military
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Case Example
  • 3 Three Perspectives on a Moral Question
  • 3.1 Ethics of Consequence (or Consequentialism or Utilitarianism)
  • 3.2 Ethics of Duty (or Deontology)
  • 3.3 Virtue Ethics
  • 4 Moral Competence
  • 5 Principles for Ethics Education for Soldiers
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Literature
  • Chapter 3 'The Roof, the Roof, the Roof is on Fire': Moral Standards and Moral Disengagement in Military Organisations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 'Week Review' Case
  • 3 Recognising Moral Disengagement: Eight Factors
  • 3.1 Euphemistic Language
  • 3.2 Advantageous Comparison
  • 3.3 Displacement of Responsibility
  • 3.4 Diffusion of Responsibility
  • 3.5 Disregarding and Denial of Injurious Effects
  • 3.6 Dehumanisation
  • 3.7 Blaming the Victim
  • 4 Moral Disengagement and Organisational Learning
  • 4.1 A 'Just Culture' Perspective
  • 5 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Literature
  • Chapter 4 Loyalty: A Grey Virtue?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What Is Loyalty?
  • 3 Dual Loyalty
  • 4 May Loyalty Always Be Expected?
  • 5 Discussion
  • Literature
  • Chapter 5 Moral Injury: The Psychological Impact of Morally Critical Situations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Gio's Story: 'A Good Soldier, But Not a Good Person'
  • 3 Bob's Story: 'What Am I Doing Here?'
  • 4 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury
  • 5 Individual Dimensions of Moral Injury
  • 6 Political and Societal Dimensions of Moral Injury
  • 7 Doing Justice to Moral Injury
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Literature
  • Chapter 6 Ethics and Technology
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Moral Decision-making on the Battlefield: The Philosophical Background
  • 3 Information and Communication Technology in Military Practice
  • 4 Moral Decision-making in Military Practice
  • 5 Normative Practice Analysis
  • 5.1 From Social Practices to Normative Practices
  • 5.2 Military Practice as Normative Practice: Structure and Direction
  • 5.2.1 Structure
  • 5.2.2 Direction
  • 6 Technology Connects Practices
  • 7 Technology Itself Is Not Neutral
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Literature
  • Chapter 7 An Organisational Perspective on Military Ethics

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