Code of the Warrior : Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present

French, Shannon E.; Thomas, Joseph J. (FRW)

ISBN 10: 1442254920 / ISBN 13: 9781442254923

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code of the Warrior : Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442254920
• ISBN 13: 9781442254923
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This revised and expanded second edition of The Code of the Warrior―a book George R. Lucas has described as "groundbreaking" and "now part of the Military Ethics canon"―takes the reader on a tour of warrior cultures and their values, from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the “barbaric” Vikings and Celts, from chivalric knights to Native American tribesmen, from Chinese warrior monks pursuing enlightenment to Japanese samurai practicing death. This new edition enhances these discussions with analyses of modern-day warriors and examines the ethical dimensions of emerging military technology such as drones, cyber warfare, and bio-enhanced troops. A new chapter also addresses the Islamic warrior code, both in its historic and modern implementations. Drawing these historical traditions up to the present, this book seeks a code for the warriors of today, as they do battle in asymmetric conflicts both remotely and face-to-face against the scourge of global terrorism. This book offers a comprehensive survey of historic and modern warrior cultures for students of military history, philosophy, and ethics.

About the Author

Shannon E. French is the Inamori Professor in Ethics, director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, and a professor in philosophy and law at Case Western Reserve University, USA. Prior to CWRU, she taught for eleven years at the United States Naval Academy. She founded the first MA program in Military Ethics at CWRU, works globally with the US and allied military, service academies, and chaplain corps, and held the General Hugh Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair in Ethics for seven years. Her core fields are military ethics and ethical issues in emerging technology.