“Secondary Permissibility” and the Ethics of Harming

Abstract There is a moral phenomenon of “Secondary Permissibility” in which an otherwise morally impermissible option is made morally permissible by the presence of another option. In this paper I explain how this phenomenon works and argue that understanding how it works suggests a new model for th...

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Published in:Journal of moral philosophy
Main Author: Graham, Peter A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Further subjects:B ethics of harming
B Secondary Permissibility
B Permissibility
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Summary:Abstract There is a moral phenomenon of “Secondary Permissibility” in which an otherwise morally impermissible option is made morally permissible by the presence of another option. In this paper I explain how this phenomenon works and argue that understanding how it works suggests a new model for the structure of the ethics of harming.
ISSN:1745-5243
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455243-1706A001