perseus
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Problems of life and death facing people in situations of war and crisis
This is just one programme of a series. This starts in a moral philosophy class at West Point
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2010/05/100423_will_you_kill_big_guy_one.shtml
I'm simultaneously impressed yet amazed they teach this stuff to future commanders in the field of battle. Don't the moral decisions have to be made by those who draw out the rules of combat, for those who carry out orders ruthlessly without hesitation? If commanders hesitated and started thinking about the right and wrongs of issues on the spot, or worse still refusing to obey a command from above, surely this would compromise their military effectiveness? Then again there needs to be some interpretation and understanding of the rules, so I'm not sure.
This is just one programme of a series. This starts in a moral philosophy class at West Point
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2010/05/100423_will_you_kill_big_guy_one.shtml
I'm simultaneously impressed yet amazed they teach this stuff to future commanders in the field of battle. Don't the moral decisions have to be made by those who draw out the rules of combat, for those who carry out orders ruthlessly without hesitation? If commanders hesitated and started thinking about the right and wrongs of issues on the spot, or worse still refusing to obey a command from above, surely this would compromise their military effectiveness? Then again there needs to be some interpretation and understanding of the rules, so I'm not sure.
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