Which of the Following Best Captures the Doctrine of Double

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best captures the doctrine of double effect?

• A) An action is not truly virtuous if it is chosen not for the sake of the virtue, but for the sake of some secondary effect of the action.
• B) It is sometimes permissible to bring about a bad outcome as the side effect of your actions, even if it would be wrong to bring about that same outcome intentionally.
• C) It is morally worse to bring something about intentionally than to merely allow it to happen.
• D) Because every action has more than one effect, we must take all of the action's effects into account when evaluating the consequences of an action.

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