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The Principle of Double Effect
2000Abstract St Thomas Aquinas, in discussing killing in self-defence, remarks that one and the same action may have two effects, one of them intended, and the other beside the intention. Later Catholic theologians developed from this a doctrine of double effect, stated as follows by John of St Thomas. If an act, not evil in itself, has both
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Killing and the Principle of Double Effect
Scottish Journal of Theology, 1988When we raise the question of whether the pleasures of the human body are as valuable as those of the human mind — whether, for example, pushpin is as good as poetry — it is quite possible that people will disagree on their answers. But we would also expect most people to agree with the assertion that the death of a human being would generally be a bad
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IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
This article proposes the design principle considering structural mutual effects of double-stator V-shape permanent-magnet (DS-V-PM) vernier machines for electric ship propulsion (ESP).
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This article proposes the design principle considering structural mutual effects of double-stator V-shape permanent-magnet (DS-V-PM) vernier machines for electric ship propulsion (ESP).
Jincheng Yu +5 more
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Advanced Functional Materials
Magnetic refrigeration based on the principle of the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in magnetic solids has been considered as a prospective cooling technology.
Yikun Zhang +4 more
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Magnetic refrigeration based on the principle of the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in magnetic solids has been considered as a prospective cooling technology.
Yikun Zhang +4 more
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The Gosport inquiry and the principle of double effect
British Journal of Nursing, 2018Richard Griffith, Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, restates the requirements of the principle of double effect that seeks to ensure that patients in intractable pain receive the analgesia they require to manage it
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Philosophical Oncology: Calling on the Principle of Double Effect
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2003Reasonable human behavior is based on doing something for a consequence that is perceived as good. Ethical medical decision-making is based on prioritizing values after understanding the relevant facts. There is an ethical obligation to do no harm. This is especially true in relieving the pain and suffering of dying patients; in these cases, treatment ...
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The Principle of Double Effect, Permissiveness, and Intention
International Philosophical Quarterly, 2019While some believe that the principle of double effect provides sound ethical guidance, others believe that it does not and have leveled various types of argument against it. One type of argument leveled against it proceeds by applying it to hypothetical “closeness” cases.
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The Principle of Double Effect Applied to Ethical Dilemmas of Social Robots
Robophilosophy/TRANSOR, 2016Martin Mose
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NegEmotion: Explore the Double-Edged Sword Effect of Negative Emotion on Crowd Evacuation
IEEE Transactions on Computational Social SystemsIn emergencies, negative emotion has a significant impact on decision-making during crowd evacuation. Psychological studies suggest that negative emotion in decision-making has a double-edged sword effect.
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Separation of Conjoined Twins and the Principle of Double Effect
Christian Bioethics, 2006This article examines the relationship between the principle of double effect and justification for separation surgeries for conjoined twins. First, the principle of double effect is examined in light of its historical context. It is argued that it can only operate under an absolutist view of good and evil that is compatible with the Bible.
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