Dirty Hands, Supreme Emergencies, and Catholic Moral Theology

Is it ever permissible to commit an intrinsically evil act in order to avert catastrophe? Consequentialists say yes, denying the very concept of intrinsic evil, since the action that leads to the best consequences is by definition right. Moral absolutism, in contrast, insists that it is never permis...

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Main Author: Sandsmark, Evan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 739-767
Further subjects:B problem of dirty hands
B Michael Walzer
B Catholic moral theology
B supreme emergency
B Intrinsic evil
B Christian Ethics
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