The principle of double effect (also known as the rule of double effect, the doctrine of double effect, often abbreviated as DDE or PDE, double-effect reasoning...
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PDE (section Other modes of abbreviation)
Department of Education Program development environment Pulse detonation engine, proposed substitute to the traditional jet engine Principle of double effect Punta...
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Thomas Aquinas (redirect from Thomas of Aquino)
(especially in her book Intention), Thomas's principle of double effect specifically and his theory of intentional activity generally have been influential...
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Jack Kevorkian (category American critics of religions)
euthanasia of a man named Thomas Youk who had Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. He was convicted of second-degree murder and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year...
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euthanasia, which is not substantive (or that the underlying principle–the doctrine of double effect–is unreasonable or unsound); and d) permitting euthanasia...
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combine the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude with the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity. The seven...
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euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide...
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Euthanasia in Switzerland (category Law of Switzerland)
these expenses, but the obligation to investigate remains a core principle. The canton of Solothurn, for instance, has implemented a cost-saving agreement...
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Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji (category University of Münster alumni)
appointed Ugorji archbishop of Owerri on March 6, 2022. Ugorji's dissertation on the ethical principle of double effect was submitted to Bruno Schüller...
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Seven deadly sins (section Patterns of confession)
capital vices or cardinal sins) function as a grouping of major vices within the teachings of Christianity. In the standard list, the seven deadly sins...
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Bonaventure (redirect from John of Fidanza)
theologian of high rank, and on all the disputed questions of scholastic thought, such as universals, matter, seminal reasons, the principle of individuation...
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Primum non nocere Principle Principle of double effect Private language argument Problem of induction Problem of mental causation Problem of other minds Prohairesis...
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actually quite rare.” and “examples of late medieval catalogues of virtues and vices which extend or upset the double heptad can be easily multiplied.”...
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Thomism (section Existence of God)
antecedent will. Of note is the principle of double effect, formulated in the Summa, II-II, Q.64, art.7, which is a justification of homicide in self-defense...
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euthanasia. Assisted suicide in the United States Brittany Maynard Principle of double effect "States with Legal Physician-Assisted Suicide - Euthanasia - ProCon...
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unborn child as an unintended consequence, according to the "principle of double effect", while the preceding Directive 45 in the same document explicitly...
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Paul the Apostle (redirect from Paul of Tsarsis)
named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in...
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military target Principles of war Unintended consequences Roadkill Center for Civilians in Conflict Principle of double effect Holland, Joseph (2007). "Military...
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Suicide bag (section Characteristics of users)
third party entering the space, an effect which is well-known as a cause of industrial fatalities.) Inhalation of oxygen-deficient or oxygen-free gas...
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because it was an act of self defense.[citation needed] Consequentialism Deontology Duress Necessity Principle of double effect Trolley problem Cicero...
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directly alongside each other, with a double line of bishops for the same cities.: xv Competition for the loyalty of the people included multiple new churches...
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Euthanasia for mental illness involves a physician intentionally ending the life of a patient who has requested euthanasia due to a psychiatric condition. The...
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Cartesianism (category Dualism (philosophy of mind))
Cartesianism is the philosophical and scientific system of René Descartes and its subsequent development by other seventeenth century thinkers, most notably...
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"Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate stanza of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus...
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Jerome (redirect from Hieronymus of Milano)
who were members of affluent senatorial families. In addition, his works are a crucial source of information on the pronunciation of the Hebrew language...
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physical or mental illness, supported by independent Swiss doctors. By the end of 2020, they had assisted 3,248 people with suicide at home within Switzerland...
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"quiddity" (/ˈkwɪdɪti/; Latin: quidditas) was another term for the essence of an object, literally its "whatness" or "what it is". The term "quiddity" derives...
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Right to die (redirect from Reasonableness of suicide)
2020 general election and was voted in favour of legalisation. The End Of Life Choice Bill took effect on 7 November 2021. Peru legally forbids euthanasia...
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Ectopic pregnancy (redirect from Pregnancy of unknown location)
ectopic pregnancy is one of the common cases when the principle of double effect can be used to justify accelerating the death of the embryo by doctors and...
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Five Ways (Aquinas) (category Arguments for the existence of God)
elements are not capable of generating the effect in question, and a cause capable of doing so is inferred at the far end of the chain. Ordinatio I.2...
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