Abstract
Preface 1. Introductory Remarks: We Never Do Just One Thing Part I: The Doctrine of Double Effect 2. Definitions First: Classic Formulations of the Doctrine 3. Back to the Beginning: Aristotle, Aquinas and the Origins of Double Effect Part II: Double Effect in Theory 4. The Trolley Problem 5. An Experimental Approach to the Permissibility of Killing One to Save Five 6. A Theoretical Problem with Double Effect: Closeness 7. Kamm, Kant, and Double Effect Part III: Double Effect in Practice 8. The Classic Application of Double Effect: Collateral Damages 9. An Experimental Approach to the Distinction between Intending and Merely Foreseeing 10. Bioethical Applications: The Example of Embryo Loss and Stem Cell Research 11. What Shall I Do? The Doctrine Cannot Tell Us How We May Permissibly Act 12. Concluding Remarks: Responsibility, Character and Mends Notes Bibliography Index
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