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On Automating the Doctrine of Double Effect [PDF]
The doctrine of double effect ($\mathcal{DDE}$) is a long-studied ethical principle that governs when actions that have both positive and negative effects are to be allowed. The goal in this paper is to automate $\mathcal{DDE}$.
Bringsjord, Selmer +1 more
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Re-evaluating local government amalgamations: Utility maximisation meets the principle of double effect (PDE) [PDF]
Public policy debates are often dominated by economic analysis of aggregate financial benefit. However, public policy formulated on this basis is frequently regarded as profoundly unsatisfactory by stakeholders. Focusing upon municipal amalgamation, this
Drew, J, Fisher, J, Grant, B
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A Critique of Bernard Häring’s Application of the Double Effect Principle [PDF]
Micallef, Paul J.
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The Principle of Double Effect: Act-Types and Intentions [PDF]
Objections to the principle of double effect usually concern its first and second conditions (that the act not be evil in itself, and that the good effect and not the evil effect be intended).
Murphy, James G.
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The Principle of Double Effect and Just War Theory
The paper explores the relationship between the Principle of Double Effect (PDE) and Just War Theory (JWT), with emphasis on their relationship in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas. Both PDE and JWT are of Medieval origin (the former with St. Thomas Aquinas and the latter with St. Augustine), and are classical exponents of medieval moral philosophy. The
S. Buzar
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The Principle of Double Effect and Proportionate Reason
Health care providers can apply the principle of double effect and proportionate reasoning to assess whether or not some medical treatments are morally justifiable. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
Nicholas J. Kockler
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The principle of double effect and medical ethics. [PDF]
KIE: In one of a series of articles on philosophical medical ethics, Gillon examines the Roman Catholic doctrine of double effect as it applies to discussions of the moral difference between acts and omissions in patient care. The doctrine holds that, in the context of actions that have both good and bad effects, an action that has a bad effect is ...
R. Gillon
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An Historical Analysis of the Principle of Double Effect [PDF]
The principle of the double effect is one of the most practical in the study of moral theology. As a principle it is important not so much in purely theoretical matters as in the application of theory to practical cases. It is especially necessary in the subject matter of scandal, material cooperation, illicit pleasure and of injury done to oneself or ...
Joseph T. Mangan
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Today, hydrogen is one of the most credible options for a non-polluting, carbon-free energy carrier. Hydrogen can be obtained or produced by different means from different renewable energy sources and can be stored in solid, liquid, or gaseous form ...
Malika Baaddi +6 more
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The aim of the article is to present some of the differences and similari- ties in various versions of the double effect principle (DDE or PDE). The following formulations will be analyzed: that of Thomas Aquinas and two contemporary ap- proaches, namely
Anna Bogatyńska-Kucharska
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