George Lucas (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgra

Gebundenes Buch

Military Ethics

What Everyone Needs to Know

Beschreibung

A comprehensive and case-driven account of the core ethical principles of the "Profession of Arms," together with a description of the rigorous ethical demands and moral dilemmas these principles impose upon individuals, both in and beyond combat. A thorough but readable, engaging account addressed both to military personnel and the wider public.

Autor

George Lucas is Professor Emeritus at the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA), and formerly held the Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is currently President of the original chapter of the International Society for Military Ethics (ISME), and editor of the new Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics (2015), containing contributions from military leaders and civilian scholars and educators around the world. Together with Captain W. R. Rubel (U.S. Navy, retired), he is co-editor of a textbook Ethics and the Military Profession: the Moral Foundations of Leadership, and its companion volume, Case Studies in Military Ethics, both widely used in military service academies and in Reserve Officer training (ROTC) programs in colleges and universities throughout the U.S. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Military Ethics, and teaches as a visiting scholar at the French Military Academy (Saint-Cyr).

Produktdetails

• What Everyone Needs To KnowÂ
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9780199336890
• ISBN-10: 019933689X
• Artikelnr.: 47865903