TY - BOOK ID - 78341811 TI - Gratitude toward veterans : why Americans should not be very grateful to veterans PY - 2014 SN - 0739185799 9780739185797 9780739185780 0739185780 PB - Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, DB - UniCat KW - Veterans KW - Civil-military relations KW - Gratitude. KW - Gratefulness KW - Thankfulness KW - Emotions KW - Virtues UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78341811 AB - Veterans are celebrated with speeches, statues, memorials, holidays, and affirmative action. They are lavishly praised in public gatherings and private conversations. Contradicting this widespread attitude, Stephen Kershnar's Gratitude toward Veterans: A Philosophical Explanation of Why American Should Not Be Very Grateful to Veterans argues that U.S. citizens should not be very grateful to veterans. Veterans are celebrated with speeches, statues, memorials, holidays, and affirmative action. They are lavishly praised in public gatherings and private conversations. Contradicting this widespread attitude, Stephen Kershnar's Gratitude toward Veterans: A Philosophical Explanation of Why American Should Not Be Very Grateful to Veterans argues that U.S. citizens should not be very grateful to veterans. ER -