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Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]

1 online resource (159 pages)

ISBN 9780739185797 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780739185780 (cloth)

Print version: Kershnar, Stephen. Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014] ISBN 9780739185780

Includes bibliographical references and index

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.

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