War and negative revelation : a theoethical reflection on moral injury / Michael S. Yandell.

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]

xiv, 131 pages ; 24 cm

"From the concrete experience of war, Michael S. Yandell constructs a phenomenology of "negative revelation" in which false or distorted claims of goodness and justice disintegrate, becoming meaningless. Yandell argues that the disintegration of meaning in war is itself a meaningful experience; "revealing" comes to signify the presence of goodness and justice through the profound experience of their absence. The heart of this work adds a layer of complexity or depth to the term "moral injury" as a negative revelation. Yandell emphasizes the context and logic of war itself beyond the actions of individuals, paying specific attention to the U.S. led Global War on Terror. Moral injury as a negative revelation is a disintegration of false normative claims of goodness and justice, as well as a disintegration of one's sense of self oriented toward those normative claims. This disintegration is prompted by the recognition of life in the midst of war's diminishment of life"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Yandell, Michael S., 1984- War and negative revelation Lanham : Lexington Books, 2022

English

May 12, 2022

Includes bibliographical references and index.