Pauline M. Kaurin

The Warrior, Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare (eBook, ePUB)

Achilles Goes Asymmetrical

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

While there has been extensive discussion on what counts as military professionalism, that is what makes a soldier, sailor or other military personnel a professional, the warrior archetype (varied for the various roles and service branches) still holds sway in the military self-conception, rooted as it is in the more existential notions of war, honor and meaning. In this volume, Kaurin uses Achilles as a touch stone for discussing the warrior, military ethics and the aspects of contemporary warfare that go by the name of 'asymmetrical war.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317011767
• Artikelnr.: 44782904

Autorenporträt

Pauline Kaurin holds a PhD in Philosophy from Temple University, and is a specialist in military ethics, just war theory, philosophy of law and applied ethics. She is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA and teaches courses in military ethics, warfare, business ethics and philosophy of law. Recent publications include: When Less is not More: Expanding the Combatant/Non-Combatant Distinction and With Fear and Trembling: A Qualified Defense of Non-Lethal Weapons.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Courage
Chapter 3 Loyalty
Chapter 4 When Less is Not More: Expanding the Combatant/Non-Combatant Distinction
Chapter 5 War and Risk: Non-Lethal Weapons and Unmanned Warfare
Chapter 6 Rules of Rescue: Jus in Bello and Humanitarian Intervention
Chapter 7 Reshaping Achilles: Warrior Ethos and Identity
Chapter 8 The Education of Achilles: Moral Education for Asymmetric Contexts
Chapter 9 War Stories: Narrative and Teaching Case Studies
Chapter 10 Navigating the Great Divide