Morality's muddy waters : ethical quandaries in modern America /

Morality's muddy waters : ethical quandaries in modern America /

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George Cotkin looks at diverse yet central issues such as the problem of evil, moral responsibility, racial identity, and capital punishment, juxtaposed against events such as the bombing of civilians during World War II, the My Lai Massacre, and the invasion of Iraq to demonstrate that moral comple...

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Main Author: Cotkin, George, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Moral and ethical aspects.
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Racism > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968 > Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Bombing, Aerial > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethical problems > Case studies.
Ethics > United States > History > 21st century > Case studies.
Ethics > United States > History > 20th century > Case studies.
United States > History > 1945-
Case studies.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Problems of evil
  • A sky that never cared less
  • The moral mystery of My Lai
  • The hate state : empathy and moral luck
  • Just rewards? : capital punishment
  • Muddiness and moral clarity : the iraqi situation
  • Conclusion: Tortur and the tortured.

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