The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present - Hardcover

French, Shannon E.

 
9780847697564: The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0847697568 ISBN 13: 9780847697564
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

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Warrior cultures throughout history have developed unique codes that restrict their behavior and set them apart from the rest of society. But what possible reason could a warrior have for accepting such restraints? Why should those whose profession can force them into hellish kill-or-be-killed conditions care about such lofty concepts as honor, courage, nobility, duty, and sacrifice? And why should it matter so much to the warriors themselves that they be something more than mere murderers? The Code of the Warrior tackles these timely issues and takes the reader on a tour of warrior cultures and their values, from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the barbaric Vikings and Celts, from legendary chivalric knights to Native American tribesmen, from Chinese warrior monks pursuing enlightenment to Japanese samurai practicing death. Drawing these rich traditions up to the present, the author quests for a code for the warriors of today, as they do battle in asymmetric conflicts against unconventional forces and the scourge of global terrorism. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Shannon E. French is associate professor of philosophy at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where she teaches courses in the ethics curriculum for the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law.

Shannon E. French is assistant professor of philosophy at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where she teaches courses in the ethics curriculum for the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law.

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Verlag
Rowman & Littlefield
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0847697568
ISBN 13 
9780847697564
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
272
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