Restrictive versus Permissive Double Effect: Interpreting Aquinas

The doctrine of double effect (DDE) can have two different functions, permissive and restrictive. According to the first function, agents are exculpated from the negative consequences of their actions, consequences that would be deemed illicit were they intentionally chosen. According to the second,...

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Main Author: Reichberg, Gregory M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2017]
In: Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association
Year: 2017, Volume: 91, Pages: 211-223
IxTheo Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCA Ethics
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Doctrine
B University presses
B THOMAS, Aquinas, Saint, ca. 1225-1274
B CAMBRIDGE University Press
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