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Morality's muddy waters

Cotkin, George, 1950-

Morality's muddy waters ethical quandaries in modern America / [electronic resource] : George Cotkin. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2010. - 262 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Problems of evil -- A sky that never cared less -- The moral mystery of My Lai -- The hate state : empathy and moral luck -- Just rewards? : capital punishment -- Muddiness and moral clarity : the iraqi situation -- Conclusion: Tortur and the tortured.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethics--History--United States--20th century--Case studies.
Ethics--History--United States--21st century--Case studies.
Ethical problems--Case studies.
Bombing, Aerial--Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1939-1945--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968--Moral and ethical aspects.
Racism--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Capital punishment--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Moral and ethical aspects.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--1945-

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E839 / .C68 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 973.91