Will the Real Closeness Problem Please Stand Up?
Abstract The “closeness objection” to the Principle of Double Effect (PDE) has been formulated in various ways in the literature with insufficient attention paid to the differences. Here I survey different formulations of the objection and argue that the strongest one may take the form of a dilemma based on two extant formulations. I argue that the resulting dilemma remains unsolved.
Authors
- Harrison Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5583-094X)
Institutions
- University of Mississippi (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Value Inquiry
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-025-10026-z
- Primary Topic
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00