Doing and Allowing Harm

Doing and Allowing Harm
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780199683642
ISBN-13 : 0199683646
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Book Synopsis Doing and Allowing Harm by : Fiona Woollard

Download or read book Doing and Allowing Harm written by Fiona Woollard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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