Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ethical principle
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:double_effect_principle
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:war
end-of-life care self-defense abortion debates |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
consequentialism
|
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
philosophers
theologians |
| gptkbp:describes |
actions with both good and bad effects
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
doctrine of double effect
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
Catholic moral theology
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| gptkbp:requires |
there must be a proportionately grave reason for permitting the bad effect
the bad effect must not be the means of producing the good effect the action itself must be morally good or neutral the intention must be the achievement of only the good effect |
| gptkbp:state |
an action with a negative side effect can be morally permissible if the negative effect is not intended
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:just_war_theory medical ethics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Problem_of_Abortion_and_the_Doctrine_of_Double_Effect
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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