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Between Personality Development and Skills Acquisition: Ethics for Soldiers

According to a definition by social ethicist Thomas Bohrmann, the ethical field referred to as military professional ethics aims to investigate ethical principles – such as human dignity and justice – that are relevant to society as a whole and prioritised in the military domain, and to investigate them under the conditions prevalent in the military as a particular sphere of action and experience. 

What does this means for ethical education in the armed forces?

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The Relationship between Peace Ethics, Military Ethics and Security Policy

Bernhard Koch

A religiously founded peace ethics still has contemporary relevance as the normative basis for security policy and military action

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Values and Norms: Don’t "Teach", Encourage Independent Acquisition!

Gerhard Kruip

Personality-building formats based on understanding must not be neglected in professional ethics teaching

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Ethical Education – A Central Component of Training and ­Development in the ­German Armed Forces

Friedrich Lohmann

Ethical reflection can prevent traumas and deadly mistakes 

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Ethical Education in the German Armed Forces: Embraced Values and Moral Judgement

Matthias Gillner

Different facets of ethical education require different forms of teaching

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Military Practice Between Ethics and Tragedy: Moral Dilemmas in the Context of Peace Education for Armed Forces

Fred van Iersel

Soldiers walk a narrow path between ethics and tragedy

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Innere Führung – Normative Basis of Personality Development in the German Armed Forces

Angelika Dörfler-Dierken
Markus Thurau

Ethical education is immanent in Innere Führung

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Medical Ethics in the Military Context – a Challenge for Research and Teaching

Rupert Dirk Fischer

Moral fitness requires continuous, adequate and scientifically based training

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The Military Chaplaincy as a Discussion and Cooperation Partner in Personality Development Training for Military Personnel

Dirck Ackermann

The Protestant militairy chaplaincy remains a competent partner for ethical education in the Bundesweh

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Special: <em>Lebenskundlicher Unterricht</em>: "Character Guidance Training" in Practice

I see LKU as a liberating and very important area of activity for church welfare and social work

Martin Jürgens

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The most important medium of "Lebenskundlicher ­Unterricht" is the teacher

Bernward Mezger

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I find that soldiers will talk very openly and really engage

Jens Pröve

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