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Military Ethics

an Introduction

Deane-Peter Baker, Deborah Scheele, and Maria Schroder

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  • Foundations in ethical theory: Introduces the dominant approaches to ethics in general and focuses on the nature of ethics.
  • Ethics within the military profession: Focuses on particular ethical challenges that arise within the military profession.
  • Going to war: Weighs up the questions of whether entering into a war is ever ethically appropriate.
  • The conduct of war: Focuses on ethical principles that guide military forces as they engage in military operations.
  • The military and society: Explores the moral basis for the state’s authority to raise and employ military forces, and examines key aspects of the relationship between the military and society.
  • Ethics, technology and war: Outlines select issues that pose particular ethical challenges for those engaged in the conflicts of tomorrow.
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Well-received military ethics course

This well-structured course provides a solid introduction to ethics, focusing on military ethics but applicable to a wide range of fields. Reviews indicate the course is well-organized and engaging, with ample use of examples and personal accounts to illustrate complex concepts.
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"I will sign up for any course run by this tutor, irrespective of subject."
Applicable to a wide range of fields
Ample use of examples and personal witness reports
"It tackled broad ideas with understandable examples drawn from world-wide situations."
Well-organized and engaging
"This course was really well-structured, with theory immediately supported by examples."
"I learned a massive amount, and was inspired to follow up on the learning."

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Time
21 hours
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FutureLearn
Institution
UNSW Canberra
Instructors
Deane-Peter Baker
Deborah Scheele
Maria Schroder
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