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Abstract
The Doctrine of Double Effect (DDE) is a natural law principle attributed to Thomas Aquinas that is supposed to offer insight on whether an act is morally permissible or not. It also seeks to make a moral distinction between intending harm and merely foreseeing harm. In this paper, I argue that we should reject DDE because it does not allow a person to intend harm even in situations where it seems to be morally justifiable. It also fails at making a distinction between intending harm and merely foreseeing harm. Because of this, the conditions of DDE seem to be implausible.
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Philosophy
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Solis, Tanya
(2023)
"The Doctrine of Double Effect,"
The Agora: Vol. 1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.nmsu.edu/the-agora/vol1/iss1/6