Who Are The Conscientious Objectors

Author : Mark R. Wicclair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139500197

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Conscientious Objection in Health Care by Mark R. Wicclair Pdf

Historically associated with military service, conscientious objection has become a significant phenomenon in health care. Mark Wicclair offers a comprehensive ethical analysis of conscientious objection in three representative health care professions: medicine, nursing and pharmacy. He critically examines two extreme positions: the 'incompatibility thesis', that it is contrary to the professional obligations of practitioners to refuse provision of any service within the scope of their professional competence; and 'conscience absolutism', that they should be exempted from performing any action contrary to their conscience. He argues for a compromise approach that accommodates conscience-based refusals within the limits of specified ethical constraints. He also explores conscientious objection by students in each of the three professions, discusses conscience protection legislation and conscience-based refusals by pharmacies and hospitals, and analyzes several cases. His book is a valuable resource for scholars, professionals, trainees, students, and anyone interested in this increasingly important aspect of health care.

Author : Norman Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Conscientious objectors
ISBN : UCAL:B5137445

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The Conscientious Objector in America by Norman Thomas Pdf

Author : Committee of 100 Friends of Conscientious Objectors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Conscientious objection
ISBN : UCD:31175035252702

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Who are the Conscientious Objectors? by Committee of 100 Friends of Conscientious Objectors Pdf

Author : Walter Guest Kellogg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : MSU:31293103453878

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The Conscientious Objector by Walter Guest Kellogg Pdf

Author : Edward Needles Wright
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789125443

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Conscientious Objectors in the Civil War by Edward Needles Wright Pdf

The term “conscientious objector” was not in use during the Civil War, but the concept certainly existed. This engrossing volume is an authoritative, thoroughly researched study of the whole problem of objection to warfare on religious or moral grounds, as it existed during the Civil War. The author covers five major areas: the types of individuals and which religious denominations were actually opposed to the war on conscientious grounds; what efforts were made on behalf of objectors and what changes took place in their political status; the attitude of the civil and military authorities toward objectors; the number of objectors; and, finally, a comparison of the problem of conscientious objection in the Civil War with the same problem as it existed for the United States during the First World War. The facts presented in this volume are of historical interest; the conclusions the author draws, however, are, if anything, more relevant and important today than they were during any other period in American history.

Author : W. A. Waiser
Publisher : Saskatoon : Fifth House Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Travel
ISBN : WISC:89058537853

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Park Prisoners by W. A. Waiser Pdf

COVERS : Banff National Park, Elk Island National Park, Glacier National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Mount Revelstoke National Park, Point Pelee National Park, Prince Albert National Park, Riding Mountain National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Yoho National Park.

Author : Amy J. Shaw
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774858540

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Crisis of Conscience by Amy J. Shaw Pdf

The First World War's appalling death toll and the need for a sense of equality of sacrifice on the home front led to Canada's first experience of overseas conscription. While historians have focused on resistance to enforced military service in Quebec, this has obscured the important role of those who saw military service as incompatible with their religious or ethical beliefs. Crisis of Conscience is the first and only book about the Canadian pacifists who refused to fight in the Great War. The experience of these conscientious objectors offers insight into evolving attitudes about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship during a key period of Canadian nation building.

Author : Steven J. Taylor
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815651406

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Acts of Conscience by Steven J. Taylor Pdf

In the mid- to late 1940s, a group of young men rattled the psychiatric establishment by beaming a public spotlight on the squalid conditions and brutality in our nation’s mental hospitals and training schools for people with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities. Bringing the abuses to the attention of newspapers and magazines across the country, they led a reform effort to change public attitudes and to improve the training and status of institutional staff. Prominent Americans, such as Eleanor Roosevelt, ACLU founder Roger Baldwin, author Pearl S. Buck, actress Helen Hayes, and African-American activist Mary McLeod Bethune, supported the efforts of the young men. These young men were among the 12,000 World War II conscientious objectors who chose to perform civilian public service as an alternative to fighting in what is widely regarded as America’s "good war." Three thousand of these men volunteered to work at state institutions where they discovered appalling conditions. Acting on conscience a second time, they challenged America’s treatment of its citizens with severe disabilities. Acts of Conscience brings to light the extra-ordinary efforts of these courageous men, drawing upon extensive archival research, interviews, and personal correspondence. The World War II conscientious objectors were not the first to expose public institutions, and they would not be the last. What distinguishes them from reformers of other eras is that their activities have faded from the professional and popular memory. Taylor’s moving account is an indispensable contribution to the historical record.

Author : Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors,Robert A. Seeley
Publisher : Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : IND:30000041581749

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Handbook for Conscientious Objectors by Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors,Robert A. Seeley Pdf

Author : John M. Drescher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 193035309X

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Why I Am a Conscientious Objector by John M. Drescher Pdf

A look at the broad yet very basic issues every Christian must consider when confronted with military involvement.

Author : Ann Kramer
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783469376

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Conscientious Objectors of the Second World War by Ann Kramer Pdf

“Drawing on extensive primary sources, Kramer describes the inter-war peace movement that gave birth to many conscientious objectors” (Military History Monthly). Even today, most histories of the world wars focus on those who fought. Those who refused to do so are often overlooked. It is perhaps only recently that their bravery and extraordinary principles are being recognized. In the First World War, 16,000 men in Britain became the first ever conscientious objectors, and were reviled and brutalized as a result. The conscientious objectors of the Second World War—both men and women—did not experience the same treatment as those earlier COs, but to some extent it was a harder stand to take. It was not easy to refuse to fight in the face of Nazism and Fascism, when large areas of Europe were occupied and when almost the entire British population was organized for total war. Conscientious Objectors of the Second World War: Refusing to Fight tells the stories of these remarkable men and women who bravely took a stand and refused to be conscripted. To bring this fascinating subject to life, Ann Kramer has used extensive prime sources, such as interviews, memoirs, contemporary newspaper accounts, letters, and diaries. Working from these and other sources, she asks who these men and women were who refused conscription and killing, what their reasons were for being conscientious objectors, and how they were treated. The book finishes by exploring their achievements and impact, suggesting that their principles and influence continue to this day. “[Kramer shows] conscientious objectors in all their infinite variety.” —Peace News

Author : Andrea Ellner,Paul Robinson,David Whetham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781134763160

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When Soldiers Say No by Andrea Ellner,Paul Robinson,David Whetham Pdf

Traditionally few people challenged the distinction between absolute and selective conscientious objection by those being asked to carry out military duties. The former is an objection to fighting all wars - a position generally respected and accommodated by democratic states, while the latter is an objection to a specific war or conflict - theoretically and practically a much harder idea to accept and embrace for military institutions. However, a decade of conflict not clearly aligned to vital national interests combined with recent acts of selective conscientious objection by members of the military have led some to reappraise the situation and argue that selective conscientious objection ought to be legally recognised and permitted. Political, social and philosophical factors lie behind this new interest which together mean that the time is ripe for a fresh and thorough evaluation of the topic. This book brings together arguments for and against selective conscientious objection, as well as case studies examining how different countries deal with those who claim the status of selective conscientious objectors. As such, it sheds new light on a topic of increasing importance to those concerned with military ethics and public policy, within military institutions, government, and academia.

Author : Will Ellsworth-Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-16
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 178131148X

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We Will Not Fight by Will Ellsworth-Jones Pdf

‘Vividly reconstructs the dramatic story of these men whose fortitude kept alive the principle of conscientious objection we now take for granted’ Spectator ‘A fascinating story, thoroughly researched and clearly told’ Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday Book of the Week In June 1916, as his brother Philip was on the way to the Somme, Bert Brocklesby was in prison under sentence of death. He had refused to fight in the First World War. In this thoughtful, compelling and poignant book, Will Ellsworth-Jones tells the remarkable and little-known story of courageous men like Bert Brocklesby, who defied both brutal incomprehension from the military, and white feathers waved at them in the street, to leave a lasting legacy: the freedom to voice unpopular beliefs and to challenge those who decide to take us to war. ‘A fascinating and frightening story of an army very nearly out of control of its political masters’ Francis Beckett, Guardian ‘A moving and grippingly readable book’ Sunday Telegraph

Author : Edward M. Arnett
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469198026

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A Different Kind of War Story by Edward M. Arnett Pdf

Summary of A Different kind of War Story- a Quaker conscientious objector in WWII The book carries the writer through his experiences in WWII as a draftee into Civilian Public Service ( CPS ), the official structure for handling conscientious objectors ( COs ) . Among his various assignments to CPS camps and projects are that to the Forest Service Smokejumper unit where he parachuted into remote areas of the Rockies to put out small forest fires before they become big. Also , of special interest is his description of transferring 1, 200 wild horses on a cargo ship to Poland as aid for reestablishing Polish agriculture and some observations on Poland under the Soviet occupation during the early years of the cold war .

Author : Rachel Barker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000458275

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Conscience, Government and War by Rachel Barker Pdf

This book, first published in 1982, is a systematic and detached analysis of the 60,000 British conscientious objectors in the Second World War, forming an examination of the relationship between the individual and the State in time of war. It sets out to show how the British Government dealt with the challenge that conscientious objectors posed and how far it was able to correct the abuses and injustices that occurred in the First World War. It traces the background of pacifism between the Wars and the introduction of conscription, and gives a detailed account of the functioning of the Conscientious Objectors’ Tribunals and an assessment of their work. It goes on to examine the reactions and attitudes of Tribunal members, employers and the rest of the population, and how these were affected by the Government lead. It recounts the experience of objectors in civilian life and private and public employment, and how they fared in the armed forces and prisons. It also assesses the contributions made by the voluntary organisations who helped conscientious objectors in the war.