"Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy..."
The study of the ethical dilemmas faced by military personnel as they carry out their duties.
Introduction to Military Ethics: A broad overview of the fundamental principles, theories, and concepts related to military ethics.
Just War Theory: A framework for analyzing the morality of using military force, including the conditions for going to war (jus ad bellum) and the conduct of war (jus in bello).
Civil-Military Relations: The relationship and interaction between civilian political leaders and the military, including issues of accountability, decision-making, and the role of the military in politics.
Military Professionalism: The expectations and standards of behavior for members of the military, including the virtues of honor, integrity, courage, and service to the nation.
Leadership and Command: The ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by military leaders, including decision-making, accountability, and responsibility for the welfare of subordinates.
Rules of Engagement: The criteria and guidelines governing the use of force in combat operations, including the distinction between combatants and non-combatants, proportionality, and military necessity.
Military Justice and Discipline: The system of laws and regulations governing the behavior of military personnel, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and the role of military courts and tribunals.
Use of Military Technology: The ethical and moral issues involved in the development and use of military technology, including autonomous weapons, cyber warfare, and drones.
The Ethics of War Reporting: The ethical considerations for journalists and reporters covering military conflicts, including issues of objectivity, bias, and the impact of media coverage on the public perception of war.
"Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality..."
"The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value..."
"...defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime."
"As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory."
"Three major areas of study within ethics recognized today are..."
"Meta-ethics, concerning the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions..."
"Normative ethics, concerning the practical means of determining a moral course of action..."
"Applied ethics, concerning what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation or a particular domain of action."
"...and how their truth values (if any) can be determined..."
"...concerning the practical means of determining a moral course of action."
"...concerning what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation or a particular domain of action."
"...defining concepts of right and wrong behavior."
"...such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime."
"...related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory."
"...concerns matters of value; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology."
"...defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong..."
"Meta-ethics...how their truth values (if any) can be determined."
"Normative ethics...determining a moral course of action."
"Applied ethics...what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation." Please note that the output may vary due to the dynamic nature of the model.