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29Review of T. A. Cavanaugh, Double-Effect Reasoning: Doing Good and Avoiding Evil (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2007 (10). 2007.
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92A Note on Intention and the Doctrine of Double EffectPhilosophical Studies 134 (2): 103-110. 2007.The purpose of this note is to tidy up some matters concerning ascriptions of intention and the employment of the doctrine of double effect (henceforth DDE). I first argue that Jonathan Bennett’s efforts to show that DDE is a foolish doctrine are unsatisfactory. I then consider a puzzle of Mark Johnston’s that seems to pose a problem for the defender of DDE. I turn to possible solutions to the puzzle, criticize one, and then offer the one I find most appealing. I then show how my proposal for em…Read more
Princeton University
PhD, 1997
Areas of Specialization
Value Theory |
Areas of Interest
Value Theory |
Science, Logic, and Mathematics |
History of Western Philosophy |