Ethics and Military Practice

Désirée Verweij (Ph.D. 1993) is professor of Philosophy and Ethics at the Netherlands Defence Academy and at the Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM) at Radboud University Nijmegen. Her research concerns both fundamental and applied ethics. Peter Olsthoorn (Ph.D. 2000) is Associate Professor in Military Leadership and Ethics at the Netherlands Defence Academy. Besides leadership and ethics, he teaches on armed forces and society, war and the media, and on ethics and fundamental rights for Frontex. His research is mainly on topics such as military virtues, military medical ethics, armed drones, and the ethics of border guarding. Eva van Baarle is assistant professor of Military Ethics and Philosophy at the Netherlands Defence Academy. In 2018, she obtained her doctorate with her research into fostering the moral competence of military personnel through ethics education. She is currently involved in the action research 'Towards a socially safe Defence culture' as project leader.

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1 Introduction Ethics and Military Practice

  Désirée Verweij



2 Fostering Reflective Practice and Moral Competence Ethics Education in the Military

  Eva van Baarle



3 ‘The Roof, the Roof, the Roof is on Fire’ Moral Standards and Moral Disengagement in Military Organisations

  Eva van Baarle and Marjon Blom-Terhell



4 Loyalty A Grey Virtue?

  Peter Olsthoorn and Marjon Blom-Terhell



5 Moral Injury The Psychological Impact of Morally Critical Situations

  Tine Molendijk



6 Ethics and Technology

  Christine Boshuijzen-Van Burken



7 An Organisational Perspective on Military Ethics

  Eric-Hans Kramer, Herman Kuipers, Miriam de Graaff



8 Morality Foundation for Competent Professionals

  G. J. van Doorn



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