Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers

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Nancy Sherman (University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University)

Afterwar

Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers

Nancy Sherman (University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
09 July 2015

History of the Americas; Military history; Social issues & processes; Psychology; Military veterans

Movies like American Sniper and The Hurt Locker hint at the inner scars our soldiers incur during service in a war zone. The moral dimensions of their psychological injuries--guilt, shame, feeling responsible for doing wrong or being wronged-elude conventional treatment. Georgetown philosophy professor Nancy Sherman turns her focus to these moral injuries in Afterwar. She argues that psychology and medicine alone are inadequate to help with many of the most painful questions veterans are bringing home from war. Trained in both ancient ethics and psychoanalysis, and with twenty years of experience working with the military, Sherman draws on in-depth interviews with servicemen and women to paint a richly textured and compassionate picture of the moral and psychological aftermath of America's longest wars. She explores how veterans can go about reawakening their feelings without becoming re-traumatized; how they can replace resentment with trust; and the changes that need to be made in order for this to happen-by military courts, VA hospitals, and the civilians who have been shielded from the heaviest burdens of war.2.6 million soldiers are currently returning home from war, the greatest number since Vietnam. Facing an increase in suicides and post-traumatic stress, the military has embraced measures such as resilience training and positive psychology to heal mind as well as body. Sherman argues that some psychological wounds of war need a kind of healing through moral understanding that is the special province of philosophical engagement and listening.

By: Nancy Sherman (University Professor and Professor of Philosophy University Professor and Professor of Philosophy Georgetown University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 496g
ISBN: 9780199325276
ISBN 10: 0199325278
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword: Expanding Our Understanding of the Moral Dimension of War, James M. Dubik, PhD, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Retired Prologue Chapter 1: Reborn but Dead Chapter 2: Don't Just Tell Me Thank You Chapter 3: They're my Baby Birds Chapter 4: Recovering Lost Goodness Chapter 5: Rebuilding Trust Chapter 6: Finding Hope After War Chapter 7: Homecoming Afterwords: Where Are They Now? Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Credits Index

Nancy Sherman, University Professor at Georgetown and Guggenheim Fellow (2013-2014) served as the Inaugural Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. A philosopher with research training in psychoanalysis, she lectures worldwide on moral injury, the emotions, resilience, and military ethics.

Reviews for Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers

Nancy Sherman's book Afterwar makes an important contribution to what it means for a nation to go to war in the twenty-first century. It emphasizes soldiers' struggles to reintegrate into society after returning from war and provides clear messages to multiple audiences in the critical areas of individual and collective responsibility, civil-military relations, and leadership. The book also has important lessons for individual soldiers, the public they serve, and the commanders and supervisors who have the best opportunity - and the greatest responsibility - to ensure the moral wounds associated with warfare are given the opportunity to heal. Col. C. Anthony Pfaff, Parameters