The Resource Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans, Stephen Kershnar
Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans, Stephen Kershnar
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- Summary
- Veterans are celebrated with speeches, statues, memorials, holidays, and affirmative action. They are lavishly praised in public gatherings and private conversations. Contradicting this widespread attitude, Stephen Kershnar's <span style=""font-style:italic;"">Gratitude toward Veterans: A Philosophical Explanation of Why American Should Not Be Very Grateful to Veterans argues that U.S. citizens should not be very grateful to veterans. <br />
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- The American people are very grateful to veterans
- Argument
- Objection
- Conclusion
- Collective gratitude
- Gratitude
- The essence of gratitude
- Conclusion
- We should not be very grateful to veterans
- Argument for thesis #1
- Conclusion
- We should not be very grateful to draftees
- Less or no gratitude for drafted veterans
- Objections
- Conclusion
- Against the draft
- The draft is wrong
- Objections
- The irrelevance of the draft to wartime killing and destruction
- Conclusion
- In the future, U.S. citizens should avoid being grateful to veterans
- Argument
- Defense of premises
- Objections
- Conclusion
- The duty to obey military orders is surprisingly weak
- Concepts
- Argument
- Metaphysical objections
- Epistemic objections
- Role-relative and group duties
- Implications of the thesis
- Conclusion
- Lacking gratitude and virtue
- Vice and the lack of significant gratitude
- Isbn
- 9780739185797
- Label
- Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans
- Title
- Gratitude toward veterans
- Title remainder
- why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Kershnar
- Title variation
- Why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Veterans are celebrated with speeches, statues, memorials, holidays, and affirmative action. They are lavishly praised in public gatherings and private conversations. Contradicting this widespread attitude, Stephen Kershnar's <span style=""font-style:italic;"">Gratitude toward Veterans: A Philosophical Explanation of Why American Should Not Be Very Grateful to Veterans argues that U.S. citizens should not be very grateful to veterans. <br />
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kershnar, Stephen
- Dewey number
- 305.9/06970973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UB357
- LC item number
- .K47 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Veterans
- Civil-military relations
- Gratitude
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Civil-military relations
- Gratitude
- Veterans
- United States
- Veteran
- USA
- Label
- Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans, Stephen Kershnar
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The American people are very grateful to veterans -- Argument -- Objection -- Conclusion -- Collective gratitude -- Gratitude -- The essence of gratitude -- Conclusion -- We should not be very grateful to veterans -- Argument for thesis #1 -- Conclusion -- We should not be very grateful to draftees -- Less or no gratitude for drafted veterans -- Objections -- Conclusion -- Against the draft -- The draft is wrong -- Objections -- The irrelevance of the draft to wartime killing and destruction -- Conclusion -- In the future, U.S. citizens should avoid being grateful to veterans -- Argument -- Defense of premises -- Objections -- Conclusion -- The duty to obey military orders is surprisingly weak -- Concepts -- Argument -- Metaphysical objections -- Epistemic objections -- Role-relative and group duties -- Implications of the thesis -- Conclusion -- Lacking gratitude and virtue -- Vice and the lack of significant gratitude
- Control code
- 876592201
- Dimensions
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- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780739185797
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)876592201
- Label
- Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans, Stephen Kershnar
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The American people are very grateful to veterans -- Argument -- Objection -- Conclusion -- Collective gratitude -- Gratitude -- The essence of gratitude -- Conclusion -- We should not be very grateful to veterans -- Argument for thesis #1 -- Conclusion -- We should not be very grateful to draftees -- Less or no gratitude for drafted veterans -- Objections -- Conclusion -- Against the draft -- The draft is wrong -- Objections -- The irrelevance of the draft to wartime killing and destruction -- Conclusion -- In the future, U.S. citizens should avoid being grateful to veterans -- Argument -- Defense of premises -- Objections -- Conclusion -- The duty to obey military orders is surprisingly weak -- Concepts -- Argument -- Metaphysical objections -- Epistemic objections -- Role-relative and group duties -- Implications of the thesis -- Conclusion -- Lacking gratitude and virtue -- Vice and the lack of significant gratitude
- Control code
- 876592201
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780739185797
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)876592201
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