Thomas A. Cavanaugh
University of San Francisco
27 Papers
104 Citations
Thomas A. Cavanaugh is an academic researcher from University of San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tactical bombing & Strategic bombing. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 27 publications.
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The ethics of death-hastening or death-causing palliative analgesic administration to the terminally Ill
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that death-hastening or death-causing palliative analgesic administration to a terminally ill patient is sometimes ethically in the clear and, at times, even obligatory.
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Aquinas's Account of Double Effect
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison between the conception thomiste du double effet and the forme contemporaine du raisonnement du double-effet is made, examining the notions de risque, responsabilite, and intention qui sous-tendent l'exposethomiste.
Professional Conscientious Objection in Medicine with Attention to Referral
Thomas A. Cavanaugh
- 22 Sep 2010
TL;DR: This paper presents the principal features of a sensible clause while elaborating upon the need to extend conscientious objection to include referral, a particularly controverted claim.
Double Effect and the End‐Not‐Means Principle: A Response to Bennett
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue for a reading of the end-not-means principle that grounds the ethical relevance of both the intended/foreseen distinction and double effect, arguing that the principle demands that one benefit others while double effect deals with acts that do not benefit others.