130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book shows the contribution that empathy can and should make to the proper conduct of war.
US Army doctrine identifies empathy as an essential trait in soldiers; despite this endorsement of senior leaders, empathy’s role in the military profession remains obscure. The notion of soldiers empathetically considering others, especially enemies, strikes many as counter to the nature of... Read more
1: An Empathetic Soldier? 2: The Nature of Empathy 3: The Nature of Soldiering 4: Empathy and Moral Injury
Biography
Kevin R. Cutright is an Academy Professor in the Department of English and Philosophy at the US Military Academy, West Point. His operational experiences have driven his interest in the ethics of military planning and conduct, as well as the moral psychology of soldiers.
'A precisely argued, clear contribution to the messy and imprecise discussions on empathy in the morality of war. In particular, the treatment of moral injury is relevant to current discussions of human costs of war for those fighting on our behalf. Must-read for academics and national security practitioners alike!--Pauline M. Shanks Kaurin, Stockdale Chair in Professional Military Ethics, US Naval War College
