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Actions, Intentions and Consequences: the Doctrine of Doing and Allowing

Quinn (1989)

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One-Sentence Thesis

The Doctrine of Doing and Allowing (DDA) posits that the moral significance of an action depends on whether the harm comes from action or inaction, and that this distinction is morally relevant.

Argument Outline

  1. 1Introduction to the DDA and its distinction between action and inaction
  2. 2Discussion of the moral significance of the distinction between action and inaction
  3. 3Examination of the formulation of the DDA that best fits our moral intuitions
  4. 4Theoretical rationale for the moral significance of the DDA

Key Distinctions

Action vs. inaction
Intentional vs. merely foreseen harm
Doing vs. allowing

Key Terms

Doctrine of Doing and Allowing (DDA)
The view that the moral significance of an action depends on whether the harm comes from action or inaction
Doctrine of Double Effect (DDE)
The view that the moral significance of an action depends on whether the harm is intended or merely foreseen

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