PHIL 1300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Voluntary Euthanasia, Richard Brandt, Thought Experiment
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Jusad bellum- inquiry into the conditions under which it is just to declare war: what circumstances does it take to go to war. Jus ad bellum- three conditions for just declaration of war: the declaration must be made by the leader (s) of a community. Just cause: end, avenge and/or rectify some unjust wrong: right intention: seeing that justice is done. Ex: russian aggression against ukraine: yes, putan. Yes , to save russians in ukraine : no, because they just want a port. It is morally permissible to perform an action having both a good outcome and an evil outcome provided. 5 conditions are met: the action can"t be evil in itself. Inseparability- there must be no alternative course of action that would secure the good outcome while avoiding or diminishing the evil outcome. Basic argument for the moral permissibility of torture: (130: being killed is worse than being tortured.
