Lexington Books
Pages: 192
Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-0-7391-0170-4 • Hardback • August 2000 • $119.00 • (£92.00)
Malham M. Wakin is Professor Emeritus, United States Air Force Academy. He is the author and editor of four books: War, Morality, and the Military Profession (1979), The Viet Cong Political Infrastructure (1968), Introduction to Symbolic Logic (1991), and The Teaching of Ethics in the Military (1982).
Chapter 1 Dynamism and Discipline
Chapter 2 On the Nature of Man
Chapter 3 Egoism, Greed, and America's Future
Chapter 4 Egoism as a Moral Theory
Chapter 5 The Vocation of Arms
Chapter 6 The American Military: Theirs to Reason Why
Chapter 7 The Ethics of Leadership I
Chapter 8 The Ethics of Leadership II
Chapter 9 The Military: A Noble Profession
Chapter 10 Wanted: Moral Virtues in the Military
Chapter 11 Professional Integrity
Chapter 12 Morality and War
Chapter 13 God or Guns
Chapter 14 Just War, Nuclear Deterrance, and the Strategic Defense Initiative
Chapter 15 Applying Nuremberg Principles to Limited War
Chapter 16 Humanitarian Intervention
Chapter 17 Military and Societal Values: The Relevance of Knowing and Doing
Chapter 18 Technology and Education: A Philosopher's Perspective
Chapter 19 Teaching Philosophy at the United States Air Force Academy
Integrity First is a thoughtful work by an officer who both preaches and practices the military virtues. . . . It is recommended reading for all officers—especially those who are a bit jaded. It is also recommended for anyone else both in and outside the military who is concerned about ethical standards as they might or might not be found in that often misunderstood institution.
— Nicholas G. Fotion, Emory University
This fine collection puts [Wakin's] lifetime of insightful and persuasive work in one place. No one interested in issues of professional military ethics should be without this book.
— J. Carl Ficarrotta, U.S. Air Force Academy