|
The Leader's Imperative: Ethics, Integrity, and Responsibility Summary:By Editor, J Carl Ficarrotta
Drawn from the "Alice McDermott Memorial Lectures in Applied Ethics" held at the United States Air Force Academy, these 20 essays contribute to our understanding of ethics and leadership. Contributions come from a distinguished and diverse group of individuals including, Allan Bloom, Reverend Edward A. Malloy, John T. Noonan, Jr., James F. Childress, Christina Hoff Sommers, General Ronald R. Fogelman, and William J. Bennett. The range of topics include moral certainty and sensibility, professional and personal integrity, emergency ethics and the responsibility of war criminals, the just war and public policy, unethical adversaries and military obligation, and liberal education and character.
Summary: Filled cover-to-cover with thought provoking testimony Rating: 5 The Leader's Imperative: Ethics, Integrity, And Responsibility edited by J. Carl Ficarrotta is a complete presentation of the Reich and McDermott lectures on military ethics and leadership given at the U.S. Air Force Academy from the years 1988 to 1999. Assembling the words and thoughts of more than twenty veterans of high standing, these twenty lectures combine to address the ethics of warfare, moral education, keeping a center of values in the midst of deadly combat, and much more. The Leader's Imperative is eye-opening reading and filled cover-to-cover with thought provoking testimony about addressing the practical and very real problem of balancing the necessary evils of war with the necessary virtues of respect for human rights. NEWER EBOOKSSponsored LinksThe Leader's Imperative: Ethics, Integrity, and Responsibility Keywordsethics lectures leader responsibility integrity imperative leadership military testimony provoking cover to cover filled moral ficarrotta carl mcdermott reich presentation u s years childress christina bloom reverend allan bloom including allan moral certainty sensibility professional emergency ethics integrity emergency personal integrity individuals including |
|