Double-effect reasoning: doing good and avoiding evil
Auteur :
Cavanaugh, T. A.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199272198
Date de publication :
24 août 2006
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,5 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
430 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What should you do when you cannot achieve a good without also causing a foreseen, but not intended, evil (such as killing non-combatants when bombing a military target)? This book articulates, and defends, an ancient approach to this common problem, double-effect reasoning.