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Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
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The article discusses the conditions to which an action with two effects or double-effect, one good and the other evil, can be considered ethically permissible. It cites hypothetical cases describing the conditions which include that the action itself, its object is not intrinsically evil; the evil effect is not a means to the good effect; the evil effect is not intended as an end and there is a morally serious reason justifying allowing the evil effect.