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The Philosophy of War and Exile

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Nolen Gertz

    1. Pacific Lutheran University, USA

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy (PASEPP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-12

  3. Becoming Responsible

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. The Lust for War vs. The Lust for Judgment

      • Nolen Gertz
      Pages 15-36

    3. A World Without Responsibility

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      Pages 37-63

  4. Being in Exile, Being as Exile

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. What’s Wrong with (How We Think About) Torture?

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      Pages 67-91

    3. Drone Operators, Cyber Warriors, and Prosthetic Gods

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      Pages 92-117

    4. Of the Many Who Returned and Yet Were Dead

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      Pages 118-149

    5. Conclusion: Our Veterans, Ourselves

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      Pages 150-155

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 156-203
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About this book

Arguing that the suffering of combatants is better understood through philosophy than psychology, as not trauma, but exile, this book investigates the experiences of torturers, UAV operators, cyberwarriors, and veterans to reveal not only the exile at the core of becoming a combatant, but the evasion from exile at the core of being a noncombatant.

Reviews

“I found Gertz’s book refreshing and eye-opening. His book offers promise for changing the interpretive paradigm of military ethics instruction and analysis, and for motivating caregivers to reassess their boilerplate civilian judgments of troubled soldiers.” (Matthew Hallgarth, Journal of Military Ethics, Vol. 15 (2), August, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Pacific Lutheran University, USA

    Nolen Gertz

About the author

Nolen Gertz is an Instructor in Philosophy at Delta College, USA. He specializes in applied ethics, political philosophy, and existential phenomenology.

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