the Doctrine of Double Effect - Minnesota State University ...
2011-6-6 · The classic source of the doctrine is Thomas Aquinas' argument ( Summa Theologica , II-II, Qu. 64, Art.7) that we can kill in self-defense: one may use violence against another to save one's own life, even if a consequence of the self-defense will be the death of the aggressor. This doctrine of double effect …
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