Double Effect Principle
Guideline for determining when it is morally permissible to perform an action to pursue a good end with knowledge that the action will also bring about bad results. It generally states that, in cases where a contemplated action has such double effect, the action is permissible only if: it is not wrong in itself; the bad result is not intended; the good result is not a direct causal result of the bad result; and the good result is "proportionate to" the bad result. (from Solomon, "Double Effect," in Becker, The Encyclopedia of Ethics, 1992)
Also Known As:
Doctrine of Double Effect; Double Effect Doctrine; Double Effect Rule; Principle of Double Effect; Rule of Double Effect; Doctrine, Double Effect; Effect Doctrine, Double; Effect Principle, Double; Effect Rule, Double; Principle, Double Effect; Principles, Double Effect; Rule, Double Effect
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