The Doctrine of Double Effect Philosophers Debate a Controversial Moral Principle P. A. Woodward

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: U.S.A.; University of Notre Dame; 2001Description: 317tr; paperback, illustrations; 23cmISBN:

0268008973, 9780268008970

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W899-P32

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Summary: A collection of essays from leading philosophers, provides a clear, in-depth introduction to this controversial moral principle... According to this doctrine, an effect that would be considered morally wrong if it were the intentional outcome of an act, could be morally permissible if it were the unintended effect of that act, even if it had been foreseen. As a method of drawing moral distinctions between intentional and unintentional evil, the doctrine has had a long history. It has often been employed, for example, in debates about ""just war"" and the kinds of acts that are permissible in war.

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A collection of essays from leading philosophers, provides a clear, in-depth introduction to this controversial moral principle... According to this doctrine, an effect that would be considered morally wrong if it were the intentional outcome of an act, could be morally permissible if it were the unintended effect of that act, even if it had been foreseen. As a method of drawing moral distinctions between intentional and unintentional evil, the doctrine has had a long history. It has often been employed, for example, in debates about ""just war"" and the kinds of acts that are permissible in war.

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