In Defence of the Pauline Principle
The so‐called ‘Pauline Principle’ holds that ‘one may not do evil that good may come’. I take this to mean that it is immoral to intend intrinsically evil states of affairs as a means to good. I offer an argument in favour of this principle. My argument takes the immorality of malevolent attitudes a...
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| Published in: | Ratio (Oxford) 2025-09, Vol.38 (3), p.174-181 |
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| Language: | English |
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