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33Response to open Peer commentaries on “performance-enhancing technologies and moral responsibility in the military”American Journal of Bioethics 8 (2). 2008.New scientific advances have created previously unheard of possibilities for enhancing combatants' performance. Future war fighters may be smarter, stronger, and braver than ever before. If these technologies are safe, is there any reason to reject their use? In this article, I argue that the use of enhancements is constrained by the importance of maintaining the moral responsibility of military personnel. This is crucial for two reasons: the military's ethical commitments require military perso…Read more
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159J. Jeremy Wisnewski & R.D. Emerick, The Ethics of Torture (New York: Continuum, 2009), 164 pages. ISBN: 9780826498908 (pbk.). Hardback/Paperback: $120/19.99 (review)Journal of Moral Philosophy 9 (1): 137-139. 2012.
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61"New Wars," Terrorism, and Just War TheoryIn Paolo Tripodi & Jessica Wolfendale (eds.), New wars and new soldiers: military ethics in the contemporary world, Ashgate. pp. 13-31. 2011.
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645The hardened heart: The moral dangers of not forgivingJournal of Social Philosophy 36 (3). 2005.When writing on forgiveness, most authors focus on when it is appropriate to forgive and the role that the offender’s attitudes play in determining the appropriateness of forgiveness. In this paper I will take a different approach. Instead of examining when forgiveness may or may not be appropriate, I discuss the moral attitude displayed by being unforgiving. I argue that we have reason to strive for forgiveness based on the kind of moral outlook we deplore in those who wrong us, and that we str…Read more
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776Moral SecurityJournal of Political Philosophy 25 (2): 238-255. 2017.In this paper, I argue that an account of security as a basic human right must incorporate moral security. Broadly speaking, a person possesses subjective moral security when she believes that her basic interests and welfare will be accorded moral recognition by others in her community and by social, political, and legal institutions in her society. She possesses objective moral security if, as a matter of fact, her interests and welfare are regarded by her society as morally important—for examp…Read more
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44New wars and new soldiers: military ethics in the contemporary world (edited book)Ashgate. 2011.Bringing together contributors from philosophy, international relations, security studies, and strategic studies, New Wars and New Soldiers offers a truly interdisciplinary analysis reflective of the nature of modern warfare. This comprehensive approach allows the reader to see the broad scope of modern military ethics, and to understand the numerous questions about modern conflict that require critical scrutiny. Aimed at both military and academic audiences, this paperback will be of significan…Read more
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65Stoic warriors and stoic torturers: the moral psychology of military tortureSouth African Journal of Philosophy 25 (1): 62-76. 2006.
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1396My avatar, my self: Virtual harm and attachmentEthics and Information Technology 9 (2): 111-119. 2007.Multi-user online environments involve millions of participants world-wide. In these online communities participants can use their online personas – avatars – to chat, fight, make friends, have sex, kill monsters and even get married. Unfortunately participants can also use their avatars to stalk, kill, sexually assault, steal from and torture each other. Despite attempts to minimise the likelihood of interpersonal virtual harm, programmers cannot remove all possibility of online deviant behavio…Read more
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122Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style (edited book)Wiley. 2011.If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity po…Read more
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32The Military and the Community: Comparing National Military Forces and Private Military CompaniesIn Andrew Alexandra, Deane-Peter Baker & Marina Caparini (eds.), Private Military and Security Companies: Ethics, Policies and Civil-Military Relations, Routledge. 2008.
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639Performance-enhancing technologies and moral responsibility in the militaryAmerican Journal of Bioethics 8 (2). 2008.New scientific advances have created previously unheard of possibilities for enhancing combatants' performance. Future war fighters may be smarter, stronger, and braver than ever before. If these technologies are safe, is there any reason to reject their use? In this article, I argue that the use of enhancements is constrained by the importance of maintaining the moral responsibility of military personnel. This is crucial for two reasons: the military's ethical commitments require military perso…Read more
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51Claudia Card, "Confronting Evils: Terrorism, Torture, Genocide" (review)Social Theory and Practice 39 (3): 540-548. 2013.
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35Military Culture and War CrimesIn George R. Lucas (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics, Routledge. pp. 82-97. 2015.
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133Torture and the military professionPalgrave-Macmillan. 2007.From the Publisher: The military claims to be an honourable profession, yet military torture is widespread. Why is the military violating its own values? Jessica Wolfendale argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. While these methods are used, the military has no credible claim to professional status. Combating torture requires that we radically rethink the nature of the m…Read more
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