There are different formulations of the doctrine of double effect (DDE), and sometimes philosophers propose "revisions" or alternatives, like the means principle, for instance. To demonstrate that ...
Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 11, No. 2 (1994), pp. 201-212 (12 pages) The Doctrine of Double Effect has been challenged by the claim that what an agent intends as a means may be limited to ...
Many people prefer to be illogical on the issue of abortion because it suits them. For those opposed to abortion, the moral distinction between abortion and infanticide is an arbitrary one. If human ...