Code of the Warrior Exploring: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present - Softcover

French, Shannon E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442254920 ISBN 13: 9781442254923

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016

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 this title

About the Author

Shannon E. French is the Inamori Professor of Ethics, Director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, and a tenured member of the Philosophy Department at Case Western Reserve University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442254920
• ISBN 13: 9781442254923
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 298