The lesser of two evils principle, also referred to as the lesser evil principle and lesser-evilism, is the principle that when faced with selecting from...
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dilemma exploring the principle of double effect Competing harms and necessity – similar theories in law Lesser of two evils principle It is debated whether...
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Minimax (redirect from Maximin principle)
Expectiminimax Maxn algorithm Computer chess Horizon effect Lesser of two evils principle Minimax Condorcet Minimax regret Monte Carlo tree search Negamax...
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courses of action or inaction are expected to be worse. It is the "lesser evil" in the lesser of two evils principle, which maintains that given two bad choices...
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evils principle "The Lesser of Two Evils", an episode of Futurama LessWrong This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Lesser Evil...
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revolution rather than the practical significance of voting in the short term. Lesser of two evils principle Strategic voting Civic engagement Rosen, Sanford...
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Graded absolutism (section The lesser evil view)
The lesser of two evils principle is the view that the only way out of a moral conflict is to violate one of the moral absolutes and choose the lesser evil...
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Dimitri double-crossing him and killing his cousin Roman Bellic. No-win situation Hobson's choice Lesser of two evils principle "Hobbes or Corneille?"...
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with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils". Several other idioms such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep...
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graphs, one of which represented eight nations. Frenemy You are either with us, or against us Law of excluded middle Lesser of two evils principle Unholy alliance...
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circumstances lead to him running for mayor. Themes of the episode include references to the lesser of two evils principle and the 2003 California gubernatorial recall...
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Electoral competition (redirect from Competitiveness of elections)
parties Nomination rules Median voter theorem Marketplace of ideas Lesser of two evils principle Klarner, Carl; Berry, William; Carsey, Thomas; Jewell, Malcolm;...
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Mouseland (category Political history of Canada)
Lesser of two evils principle Marketplace of ideas Primrose, David; Loeppky, Rodney D.; Chang, Robin (28 February 2024). The Routledge Handbook of the...
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False dilemma False equivalence Lesser of two evils principle Punishment Retributive justice Revenge Tit for tat The enemy of my enemy is my friend Whataboutism...
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elden ('Out of the ashes into the fire'), and this is used as a film title. Lesser of two evils principle Between Scylla and Charybdis "Out of the frying...
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practice of disseminating information in an attempt to advance your agenda relative to a competing viewpoint Junk science Lesser of two evils principle Loaded...
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Consequentialism (redirect from Criticism of consequentialism)
Instrumental and intrinsic value – Philosophical concept Lesser of two evils principle – Guiding principle for a moral dilemma Mental reservation – Position...
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activities. …: 11 Carry-On Lesser of two evils principle Lifeboat ethics Omission bias R v Dudley and Stephens The Case of the Speluncean Explorers § Similar...
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include: being uncomfortable with the possible choices and the lesser of two evils principle in two-party systems wasted votes, where a voter does not receive...
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" The lesser of two evils principle known from the Platonean times. Μηδὲν ἄγαν. Mēdèn ágan. "Nothing in excess." Inscription from the temple of Apollo...
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behavior, mainly in terms of its military involvement overseas. John Mearsheimer bibliography Lesser of two evils principle Cult of the offensive Toft, Peter...
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Juan Lamamié de Clairac (category University of Salamanca alumni)
opposition of the local bishop Francisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, who supported the lesser of two evils principle and rejected Integralism. Two other Integrist...
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natural evils are a mechanism of divine punishment for moral evils that humans have committed, and so the natural evil is justified. The problem of evil is...
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result Lesser of two evils principle The Necessary Evil, a 1925 American silent film Necessary Evil (2008 film), an American thriller film Necessary Evil: Super-Villains...
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This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves...
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The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror is a lecture and book written by Michael Ignatieff as part of the Gifford Lectures. In it, Ignatieff...
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friend of Athol Kaye Moreno - Daughter of Athol and Alix Alien takeover of earth. The lesser of two evils principle when Athol has to decide between betraying...
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Devil (redirect from Prince of Evil)
conceptions of the devil can be summed up as 1) a principle of evil independent from God, 2) an aspect of God, 3) a created being turning evil (a fallen...
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Demon (redirect from Lesser Demon)
demons within a theologial framework; demons opposing the Divine principle. As lesser spirits doing the Devil's work, they have additional duties— causing...
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Occam's razor (redirect from Principle of economy of hypothesis)
problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony...
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