Ethics and military practice

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.

"Democratic societies expect their armed forces to act in a morally responsible way, which seems a fair expectation given the fact that they entrust their armed forces with the monopoly of violence. However, this is not as straightforward and unambiguous as it sounds. Present-day military practices show that political assignments, social and cultural contexts, innovative technologies and organisational structures, present military personnel with questions and dilemma's that can have far-reaching consequences for all involved - not in the last place for the soldiers themselves. A thorough training and education, in which critical thinking is developed and stimulated, seems therefore a necessary condition for morally responsible behaviour. This book aims to contribute to this form of 'reflective practitioning' in military practice"--

Introduction Ethics and Military Practice / Désirée Verweij -- Fostering Reflective Practice and Moral Competence Ethics Education in the Military / Eva van Baarle -- 'The Roof, the Roof, the Roof is on Fire' Moral Standards and Moral Disengagement in Military Organisations / Eva van Baarle and Marjon Blom-Terhell -- Loyalty A Grey Virtue / Peter Olsthoorn and Marjon Blom-Terhell -- Moral Injury The Psychological Impact of Morally Critical Situations / Tine Molendijk -- Ethics and Technology / Christine Boshuijzen-Van Burken -- An Organisational Perspective on Military Ethics / Eric-Hans Kramer, Herman Kuipers, Miriam de Graaff -- Morality Foundation for Competent Professionals / G. J. van Doorn.