PHI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Principle Of Double Effect
17 Nov 2017
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Note summary of just war theory as to just cause and just means (558) These are actually about just defense, not only just war. Absolute pacifism is viewed as self-contradictory due to its failure to show how its condemnation of violence with what is wrong with violence. If people have a right to be free of violence, they have to be able to defend that right. (559) Note sterba"s defense of the principle of double effect distinction between intentional harm and foreseen harm. (559-561) Discusses perspective of victims of violence and doers of violence. We also need to distinguish the degree of violence. But anti-war pacifists might still object that just war theory fails to distinguish when belligerent correctives are too costly. Note series of cases of the use of violence (562-563). Standard police practice does not allow such cases (564). Morally defensible interpretation of just war theory on proportionality (564) But is violence obligatory or only permissible? (564)
