Intention and Wrongdoing

In Defense of Double Effect

Joshua Stuchlik (University of St Thomas, Minnesota)

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Cambridge University Press
26 October 2023

Humanities; Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy

According to the principle of double effect, there is a strict moral constraint against bringing about serious harm to the innocent intentionally, but it is permissible in a wider range of circumstances to act in a way that brings about harm as a foreseen but non-intended side effect. This idea plays an important role in just war theory and international law, and in the twentieth century Elizabeth Anscombe and Philippa Foot invoked it as a way of resisting consequentialism. However, many moral philosophers now regard the principle with hostility or suspicion. Challenging the philosophical orthodoxy, Joshua Stuchlik defends the principle of double effect, situating it within a moral framework of human solidarity and responding to philosophical objections to it. His study uncovers links between ethics, philosophy of action, and moral psychology, and will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the moral relevance of intention.

By: Joshua Stuchlik (University of St Thomas Minnesota)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009015738
ISBN 10: 1009015737
Pages: 221
Publication Date: 26 October 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. The principle of double effect; 2. The grounding challenge; 3. Double effect and the morality of solidarity; 4. An Anscombian account of intentional action; 5. The closeness problem; 6. The irrelevance theory and more objections; 7. Has cognitive science debunked deontology? Double effect and Greene's debunking argument; Conclusion; References; Index.

Joshua Stuchlik is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. He works on ethics, the philosophy of action, and epistemology, and has published articles in journals including Philosophical Studies, Synthese, and the Journal of Moral Philosophy.