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THE
PROTECTOR
ETHIC
Morality, Virtue, and Ethics in the Martial Way
JAMES V. MORGANELLI
YMAA Publication Center
Wolfeboro, NH USA
YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
PO Box 480
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 03894
1-800-669-8892
ISBN: 9781594395581 (print) ISBN: 9781594395598 (ebook)
Copyright 2018 by James V. Morganelli
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
Edited by T. G. LaFredo
Cover design by Axie Breen
This book typeset in 12 pt. Adobe Garamond.
Typesetting by Westchester Publishing Services
Publishers Cataloging in Publication
Names: Morganelli, James V., author.
Title: The protector ethic : morality, virtue, and ethics in the martial way / James V. Morganelli.
Description: Wolfeboro, NH USA : YMAA Publication Center, Inc., [2018] | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: ISBN: 9781594395581 (print) | 9781594395598 (ebook) | LCCN: 2017963167
Subjects: LCSH: Martial artistsConduct of life. | Martial artsMoral and ethical aspects. | Martial artsPsychological aspects. | Hand-to-hand fighting, OrientalPhilosophy. | ViolenceMoral and ethical aspects. | ViolencePsychological aspects. | Self-defenseMoral and ethical aspects. | DisciplineMoral and ethical aspects. | JusticeMoral and ethical aspects. | Vigilance (Psychology) | CourageMoral and ethical aspects. | BISAC: SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts & Self-Defense. | PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy. | PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil.
Classification: LCC: GV1102.7.P75 M674 2018 | DDC: 796.815dc23
Disclaimer: The authors and publisher of the material are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury which may occur through reading or following the instructions in this manual.
The activities physical or otherwise, described in this manual may be too strenuous or dangerous for some people, and the reader(s) should consult a physician before engaging in them.
Warning: While self-defense is legal, fighting is illegal. If you dont know the difference youll go to jail because you arent defending yourself. You are fightingor worse. Readers are encouraged to be aware of all appropriate local and national laws relating to self-defense, reasonable force, and the use of weaponry, and act in accordance with all applicable laws at all times. Understand that while legal definitions and interpretations are generally uniform, there are smallbut very importantdifferences from state to state and even city to city. To stay out of jail, you need to know these differences. Neither the authors nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for the use or misuse of information contained in this book.
Nothing in this document constitutes a legal opinion nor should any of its contents be treated as such. While the authors believe that everything herein is accurate, any questions regarding specific self-defense situations, legal liability, and/or interpretation of federal, state, or local laws should always be addressed by an attorney at law.
This text may rely on public news sources to gather information on various crimes and criminals described herein. While news reports of such incidences are generally accurate, they are on occasion incomplete or incorrect. Consequently, all suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
When it comes to martial arts, self-defense, and related topics, no text, no matter how well written, can substitute for professional, hands-on instruction. These materials should be used for academic study only.
The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.
Sir William Francis Butler, Charles George Gordon (1889)
W HEN J AMES TOLD ME he was writing The Protector Ethic: Morality, Virtue, and Ethics in the Martial Way, I was very happy. Partially, this was because he is a good writer and he should write. But most importantly, he is an expert on the subject matterthe ethics of the protector. This expertise comes from years of hard work and sacrifice in the physical disciplines of the martial arts, as well as in the intellectual rigors of formal ethics training and study.
I knew the book would be good, but the book is actually very good. It breaks new ground, not just for aspiring and practicing martial artists but for anyone who is concerned withand would like to see a decrease inhuman violence. I venture to say there is also much to excite those interested in the intellectual pursuits of philosophy. The book will be helpful for anyone trying to make sense of the natural law in a useful way.
The other value of this book is that it represents a fresh bridge between Eastern and Western philosophical thought. Particularly in America, we consider our martial prowess to be a hallmark. It is not. Our prowess is technology and resources, mixed with a little stubbornness and topped off with an organic moral sense inherited from our founders. Our martial philosophy is deeply flawed, as can be seen in the frightening numbers of American warriors who come back from their combat-related experiences with psychological and moral injuries.
The shortcomings of Eastern politics are self-evident, but the philosophical strengths of Asian martial thought are a treasure still to be mined. James does the mining in the context of Robert L. Humphreys astoundingly satisfying Dual-Life Value theory of human nature. James makes sense of the often less-than-literal nature of Eastern thought in a way that the reader will find new and worthwhile. When East meets West in this book, the reader sees that life is the superseding, absolute value that all humans share, regardless of culture or ethnicity, and that our ethical imperative is to protect life. Whose life? Self and others. Which others? All others.
And that is what the martial arts representa skill set to bring into action our intrinsic moral inclinations to protect and respect life. If the philosophy of the West can articulate why life is an absolute value, the martial philosophies of the East can teach us how to practice that value as an ethic.
I really believe that the world needs a refresher and clarification on the subject of values, morals, and ethics. And that is why this book is important now. And not only for martial artists. It is heartbreaking to see men and women who are supposed to be our leaders and role models in business, government, the military, law enforcement, entertainment, sports, and even religion failing to act morally. This holds dire consequences for the rest of us, not just directly, although we are often physical, political, or economic victims of their lack of ethics. But we are philosophical victims as well.
When we see our role models and leaders acting immorally (and succeeding!), we ask ourselves if we might be the patsies. If we may be wrong. We wonder if we should be doing what they are doing. It seems to be the road to success in the worldthis world, anyway. They are doing it, so why not us? If we dont do it, someone else will, right? After all, who is to say whats truly right or wrong?
And there you have it: the disease of moral relativism. Modeled by our leaders with a chilling trickle-down effect on us all.
James proposes that we have become a nation (world?) dominated by moral and cultural relativism.
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