A darkling plain stories of conflict and humanity during war
Monroe, Kristen R. 1946-
A darkling plain stories of conflict and humanity during war Kristen Renwick Monroe, University of California, Irvine with Chloe Lampros-Monroe, Bryn Mawr College; Jonah Robnett Pellecchia, Cornell University - xi, 312 S.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index
"How do people maintain their humanity during wars? Despite its importance, this question receives scant scholarly attention, perhaps because of the overwhelming aspect of war. The generally accepted wisdom is that wars bring out the worst in us, pitting us against one another. "War is hell," William Tecumseh Sherman famously noted, and even wars clearly designated "just" nonetheless inflict massive destruction and cruelty. Since ethics is concerned with discovering what takes us to a morally superior place, one conducive to human flourishing and happiness, studying what helps people survive wartime trauma becomes an extremely valuable enterprise. A Darkling Plain thus fills an important scholarly void, analyzing wartime stories that reveal much about our capacity to process trauma, heal wounds, reclaim lost spirits, and derive meaning and purpose from the most horrific of personal events"--
9781107690172 paperback 9781107034990 hardback
2014002475
War--Moral and ethical aspects
War--Psychological aspects
Humanity--Philosophy
Class of Spring 2018 Dirk Ippen Fellow Fellow
U22
303.6/6 POL011000
A darkling plain stories of conflict and humanity during war Kristen Renwick Monroe, University of California, Irvine with Chloe Lampros-Monroe, Bryn Mawr College; Jonah Robnett Pellecchia, Cornell University - xi, 312 S.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index
"How do people maintain their humanity during wars? Despite its importance, this question receives scant scholarly attention, perhaps because of the overwhelming aspect of war. The generally accepted wisdom is that wars bring out the worst in us, pitting us against one another. "War is hell," William Tecumseh Sherman famously noted, and even wars clearly designated "just" nonetheless inflict massive destruction and cruelty. Since ethics is concerned with discovering what takes us to a morally superior place, one conducive to human flourishing and happiness, studying what helps people survive wartime trauma becomes an extremely valuable enterprise. A Darkling Plain thus fills an important scholarly void, analyzing wartime stories that reveal much about our capacity to process trauma, heal wounds, reclaim lost spirits, and derive meaning and purpose from the most horrific of personal events"--
9781107690172 paperback 9781107034990 hardback
2014002475
War--Moral and ethical aspects
War--Psychological aspects
Humanity--Philosophy
Class of Spring 2018 Dirk Ippen Fellow Fellow
U22
303.6/6 POL011000