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Intention, character, and double effect / Lawrence J. Masek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Masek, Lawrence J., 1976- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Double effect (Ethics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- Masek's study of the principle of double effect clears up common confusions about applications of the principle, such as the trolley car problem, in the field of moral philosophy.
- Contents:
- The rational basis of the principle of double effect
- An agent-based definition of intended effects
- The strongest objection to the principle of double effect
- Trolley cases and an objection from neuroscience and moral psychology
- Hard cases in medicine and war.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-268-10471-9
- OCLC:
- 1052902676
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