Doing and Allowing Harm

Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press (2015)
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Fiona Woollard presents an original defence of the Doctrine of Doing and Allowing, according to which doing harm seems much harder to justify than merely allowing harm. She argues that the Doctrine is best understood as a principle that protects us from harmful imposition, and offers a moderate account of our obligations to offer aid to others.

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B105.A35.W66 2015

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