Journal of Military Ethics 13 (2):190-202 (2014)
| Abstract |
In this article, I use Plato's functional account of justice and temperance in the Republic to contend that military units have at least two virtues that are not reducible to the virtues of the individuals in the units. Specifically, I use Plato's discussion of justice and temperance in the city-state to focus on the nature of these virtues in military units. I support my thesis by pointing out the value of attributing them to military units and by indicating some of the ways that modern militaries currently promote the states that Plato identifies as justice and temperance. By understanding these virtues and the ways that they can be promoted, the performance of units can be improved
|
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) |
| Categories | (categorize this paper) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15027570.2014.944359 |
| Options |
Mark as duplicate
Export citation
Request removal from index
|
Download options
References found in this work BETA
Discontinuing the Canadian Military's 'Special Selection' Process for Staff College and Moving Toward a Viable and Ethical Integration of Women Into the Senior Officer Corps.Susan L. Gray - 2008 - Journal of Military Ethics 7 (4):284-301.
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articles
The Platonic Roots of Just War Doctrine: A Reading of Plato’s Republic.Henrik Syse - 2010 - Diametros 23:104-123.
War and the Virtues in Aquinas's Ethical Thought.Ryan R. Gorman - 2010 - Journal of Military Ethics 9 (3):245-261.
The Unity of the Virtues in Plato's Protagoras and Laches.Daniel T. Devereux - 1992 - Philosophical Review 101 (4):765-789.
Organizational Role and Environmental Uncertainty as Influences on Ethical Work Climate in Military Units.James Weber & Virginia W. Gerde - 2011 - Journal of Business Ethics 100 (4):595 - 612.
Plato: The Necessity of War, the Quest for Peace.Henrik Syse - 2002 - Journal of Military Ethics 1 (1):36-44.
Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues.Paul Robinson - 2007 - Journal of Military Ethics 6 (4):259-269.
On the Cardinality of the Cardinal Virtues.David S. Oderberg - 1999 - International Journal of Philosophical Studies 7 (3):305 – 322.
Emotions Among the Virtues of the Christian Life.Robert C. Roberts - 1992 - Journal of Religious Ethics 20 (1):37 - 68.
Military Ethics and Virtues: An Interdisciplinary Approach for the 21st Century.Peter Olsthoorn - 2010 - Routledge.
The Justice of the Polis and the Justice of the Soul: A Critical Analysis of Plato’s Republic.Yufeng Wang - 2008 - Proceedings of the Xxii World Congress of Philosophy 2:191-196.
Sociopathy and Sociobiology: Biological Units and Behavioral Units.Carl J. Erickson - 1995 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):555-555.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2014-09-03
Total views
16 ( #665,648 of 2,506,500 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #416,791 of 2,506,500 )
2014-09-03
Total views
16 ( #665,648 of 2,506,500 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #416,791 of 2,506,500 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads
