Psychological Doctrine Of Double Effect

The Psychological Origins of the Doctrine of Double Effect The principle of double effect has some thoughts related to the medical office. The principle of double effect is an action that has two effects, good and another bad. This doctrine was created by Santo Tomas and then elaborated by the Psalmist theologians of the 16th century. There are many situations in which we are dubious because we must choose a good-minded and at the same time make some wrong, what we call in ethics; the collision of duties. Many times individuals must make decisions in which may feel uncomfortable or sometimes, for lack of discernment guilty. For example to fix a child for their well-being, but at the same time must be subjected to punishment is going to

Choose between doing and not doing, or take a path or other (any choice implies a loss) suggests that the best ethics is that produces more benefits to all those involved. Reality has permanent and changing situations. The individual is a being bodily and spiritually able to configure his life with responsible freedom always referred to God, to others and the world, and all of this flows from circumstances, different situations that must respond to the practice of ethical virtues for its further development. Therefore, different situations do not arise for an ethical subjectivism, but precisely because human beings are imperfect, the various changes and circumstances are called or moral challenges to be major human being and a better person. The responsibility to choose and act according to the straight conscience as moral ultimacy in case of serious conflict that cannot delay and be determined. Even with the possibility of error, which means the ethics of well-understood situation, and what distinguishes one situation of another shall base on reciprocity, in the love for the