Harming some to save others from the Nazis
TitleHarming some to save others from the Nazis
Author
Call number940.5318/0253
Object number05943j
Place of publicationAldershot, Hampshire, England
PublisherAshgate Publishing Limited
Year of publication
2003
Physical descriptionpp155-168
MaterialArticle
ISBN0754614166
NotesArticle from the book 'Moral philosophy and the Holocaust' pp155-168
Description
Characterises what have been central areas of concern for nonconsequentialists. Act consequentialists think that we may always do what is neccessary to produce the best result. By conrast nonconsequentialists argue that there are distinctions among the ways in which we bring about an outcome and these may be important for whether it is permissible to act