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Deception and the Principle of Double Effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2008

AMNON GOLDWORTH
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Extract

The Principle of Double Effect has been with us since the Middle Ages and has sanctified actions that might otherwise be viewed as morally wrong. What I wish to show in this brief perspective is that an overlooked element in the discussions of this principle raises a serious question about its applicability.

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Perspectives
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 471 - 472
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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