The Principle of Double Effect: A History and Philosophical Defense

ISBN-13: 9780367442460 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 172 str.

David Černý

Opis

Written from a non-theological perspective, this book offers a comprehensive history of the principle of double effect and its applications in philosophical ethics. The author examines the role of intentions in ethical thinking and constructs a novel defense of the principle based on fine distinctions between intentions.

O autorze

David Černý studied in Bologna and Rome, received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Charles University in Prague. He is a Research Fellow at the Institute of State and Law and the Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He has widely published in the Czech and Italian languages.