Includes bibliographical references and index.

Three moral certainties / John T. Noonan, Jr. -- "Turning" backward : the erosion of moral sensibility / John J. McDermott -- The mission of the military and the question of "the regime" / Hadley Arkes -- Why serve the state? moral foundations of military officership / Martin L. Cook -- Some personal reflections on integrity / George Lee Butler -- Decisions of leaders and commanders--ethics counts / Bradley C. Hosmer -- Professional integrity / Malham M. Wakin -- The just-war idea and the ethics of intervention / James Turner Johnson -- Emergency ethics / Michael Walzer -- Terrorism and the military professional / Manuel M. Davenport -- Unchosen evil and the responsibility of war criminals / Peter A. French -- The core values in combat / Ronald R. Fogleman -- The war metaphor in public policy : some moral reflections / James F. Childress -- The control of violence, foreign and domestic : ethical lessons for law enforcement / Edward A. Malloy -- When integrity is not enough : guidelines for responding to unethical adversaries / Richard T. De George -- Conscience and authority / Thomas E. Hill, Jr. -- In the line of duty : the complexity of military obligation / Nicholas Rescher -- The education of character / William J. Bennett -- Liberal education and its enemies / Allan Bloom -- The hazards of repudiating tradition / Christina Hoff Sommers.