The Underlying Structure of Ethical Beliefs toward War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3917647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Tamashiro (Syracuse University), Gregory G Brunk (Syracuse University), Donald Secrest (Syracuse University, University of Oklahoma) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-152 |
| Publication date | 1989-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343389026002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2015995824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
Behavioralists have tended to neglect the study of ethics as unimportant to an understanding of political behavior and its various manifestations, such as international conflict. In our analysis we examine the attitudes of a sample of retired American military officers toward war and war waging issues in order to infer the more fundamental nature of the ethical constraints that are embedded within the decision making of these individuals. Three fundamental dimensions of ethical thinking are apparent. These concern constraints on the use of force as a policy tool, the legitimacy of force and force planning, and the sensitivity of individuals to the risks present in the international system. In order to justify our interpretations, we present a detailed question by question analysis of the factor weights of each survey item. Finally, we speculate on the types of ethical tensions that will arise within the military when these three fundamental factors of ethical evaluation come into conflict
Business · International law · Legitimacy · Neglect · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Use of force · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 2016 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |