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1、PhilosophicalReviewActions,Intentions,andConsequences:TheDoctrineofDoingandAllowingAuthor(s):WarrenS.QuinnReviewedwork(s):Source:ThePhilosophicalReview,Vol.98,No.3(Jul.,1989),pp.287-312Publishedby:DukeUniversityPressonbehalfofPhilosophicalReviewStableURL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/21
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4、ilosophicalReview.http://www.jstor.orgThiscontentdownloadedonSun,3Feb201317:44:33PMAllusesubjecttoJSTORTermsandConditionsThePhilosophicalReview,Vol.XCVIII,No.3(July1989)ACTIONS,INTENTIONS,ANDCONSEQUENCES:THEDOCTRINEOFDOINGANDALLOWING'WarrenS.QuinnSometimeswecannotbenefitonepersonwitho
5、utharming,orfailingtohelp,another;andwherethecosttotheotherwouldbeserious-where,forexample,hewoulddie-asubstan-tialmoralquestionisraised:wouldthebenefitjustifytheharm?Somemoralistswouldanswerthisquestionbybalancingthegoodagainsttheevil.Butothersdenythatconsequencesaretheonlythingsofmo
6、ralrelevance.Tothemitalsomatterswhethertheharmcomesfromaction,forexample,fromkillingsomeone,orfrominaction,forexample,fromnotsavingsomeone.Theyholdthatforsomegoodendswemightproperlyallowacertaineviltobefallsomeone,eventhoughwecouldnotactivelybringthatevilabout.Somepeoplealsoseemoralsi
7、gnificanceinthedistinctionbetweenwhatweintendasameansoranendandwhatwemerelyforeseewillresultincidentallyfromourchoice.Theyholdthatinsomesituationswemightproperlybringaboutacertainevilifitweremerelyforeseenbutnotifitwereintended.Thosewhofindthesedistinctionsmorallyrelevantthinkthataben
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