Author: Mason E. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
This thesis is an attempt to develop an ethic for those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations within the context of western civilization. This study uses the most recent application of just war theory, the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral on nuclear war, The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, and compares its instruction to selected findings of another contemporary application, the Nuremberg War Trials. The manner in which we construct and reinforce our moral values in conscience, coupled with appreciation for the sanctity of human existence, evolve as fundamental underlying principles. After having established the scope of authority from which the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral derives its credibility, these principles are compared against the United States Army Ethic and a contemporary ethic is proposed. The study concludes that ultimately we are responsible for the decisions and choices that we make. Soldiers are not absolved, especially within the Judeo-Christian context, from the obligation to make choices based upon sound moral reasoning, simply because they are engaged in activities which run against the grain of orderly human existence.
Responsible Soldiering in the Nuclear Age: Inferences from the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral on Nuclear War
Author: Mason E. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
This thesis is an attempt to develop an ethic for those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations within the context of western civilization. This study uses the most recent application of just war theory, the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral on nuclear war, The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, and compares its instruction to selected findings of another contemporary application, the Nuremberg War Trials. The manner in which we construct and reinforce our moral values in conscience, coupled with appreciation for the sanctity of human existence, evolve as fundamental underlying principles. After having established the scope of authority from which the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral derives its credibility, these principles are compared against the United States Army Ethic and a contemporary ethic is proposed. The study concludes that ultimately we are responsible for the decisions and choices that we make. Soldiers are not absolved, especially within the Judeo-Christian context, from the obligation to make choices based upon sound moral reasoning, simply because they are engaged in activities which run against the grain of orderly human existence.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
This thesis is an attempt to develop an ethic for those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations within the context of western civilization. This study uses the most recent application of just war theory, the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral on nuclear war, The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, and compares its instruction to selected findings of another contemporary application, the Nuremberg War Trials. The manner in which we construct and reinforce our moral values in conscience, coupled with appreciation for the sanctity of human existence, evolve as fundamental underlying principles. After having established the scope of authority from which the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral derives its credibility, these principles are compared against the United States Army Ethic and a contemporary ethic is proposed. The study concludes that ultimately we are responsible for the decisions and choices that we make. Soldiers are not absolved, especially within the Judeo-Christian context, from the obligation to make choices based upon sound moral reasoning, simply because they are engaged in activities which run against the grain of orderly human existence.
Responsible Soldiering in the Nuclear Age
Author: Mason E. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
This thesis is an attempt to develop an ethic for those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations within the context of western civilization. This study uses the most recent application of just war theory, the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral on nuclear war, The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, and compares its instruction to selected findings of another contemporary application, the Nuremberg War Trials. The manner in which we construct and reinforce our moral values in conscience, coupled with appreciation for the sanctity of human existence, evolve as fundamental underlying principles. After having established the scope of authority from which the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral derives its credibility, these principles are compared against the United States Army Ethic and a contemporary ethic is proposed. The study concludes that ultimately we are responsible for the decisions and choices that we make. Soldiers are not absolved, especially within the Judeo-Christian context, from the obligation to make choices based upon sound moral reasoning, simply because they are engaged in activities which run against the grain of orderly human existence.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
This thesis is an attempt to develop an ethic for those who must perform soldierly duties in this era. It is an examination of core values, and how these values have been translated into military ethics and obligations within the context of western civilization. This study uses the most recent application of just war theory, the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral on nuclear war, The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response, and compares its instruction to selected findings of another contemporary application, the Nuremberg War Trials. The manner in which we construct and reinforce our moral values in conscience, coupled with appreciation for the sanctity of human existence, evolve as fundamental underlying principles. After having established the scope of authority from which the Catholic Bishop's Pastoral derives its credibility, these principles are compared against the United States Army Ethic and a contemporary ethic is proposed. The study concludes that ultimately we are responsible for the decisions and choices that we make. Soldiers are not absolved, especially within the Judeo-Christian context, from the obligation to make choices based upon sound moral reasoning, simply because they are engaged in activities which run against the grain of orderly human existence.
Catholics and Nuclear War
Author: Philip J. Murnion
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
"A National Pastoral Life Center publication." Includes bibliographical references.
Publisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
"A National Pastoral Life Center publication." Includes bibliographical references.
Peace in a Nuclear Age
Author: Charles J. Reid
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Bishops and the Bomb
Author: Jim Castelli
Publisher: Image
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: Image
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Peace is My Profession
Author: Raymond A. Shulstad
Publisher: Claitor's Pub Division
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher: Claitor's Pub Division
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Bishops and Nuclear Weapons
Author: James E. Dougherty
Publisher: Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher: Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Catholic Bishops and Nuclear War
Author: Judith A. Dwyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A Just War in the Nuclear Age
Author: LeRoy F. Foreman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear warfare
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear warfare
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description