First, Do No Unjust Harm Recognizing and Confronting Evil

by Pletz, John S.

• ISBN13: 9780761825876
• ISBN10: 0761825878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-04
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

First, Do No Unjust Harm provides a practical framework for identifying evil and other forms of immorality. In response to the common observation that so much wrong seems to be perpetrated in the name of doing good, Pletz has taken on the task of clarifying the manner in which careful judgments and decisions about evil should be made.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. vii
Recognizing Evil and Other Forms of Immorality
A Brief Survey of Thoughts about the Nature of Evil	p. 3
The Essential Elements of Evil	p. 23
The Element of Harm	p. 26
The Element of Responsibility for the Harm	p. 29
The Element of the Lack of Justification for the Harm	p. 34
Recognizing Evil	p. 41
Recognizing the Element of Harm	p. 42
Recognizing the Element of Responsibility for Causing Harm	p. 45
Recognizing Causation	p. 45
Recognizing the Capacity to Avoid Causing the Harm	p. 49
Recognizing the Element of the Lack of Justification for the Harm	p. 53
The Nature of the Means/Ends Defense	p. 53
The Lack of Justification from the Perspective of the Victim	p. 61
The Lack of Justification In the Larger Context	p. 68
Confirming The Presence of Evil and Other Forms of Immorality	p. 81
Degrees of Evil and Other Forms of Immorality	p. 97
Confronting Evil and Other Forms of Immorality
Avoiding Personal Immorality	p. 115
Reasons for Not Acting Immorally	p. 117
Tactics for Avoiding Immorality	p. 126
Opposing Evil Around Us	p. 135
Reasons for Opposing Evil Done by Others	p. 136
Tactics for Opposing Evil Done by Others	p. 139
The Ethical Choices For Victims	p. 153
Conclusions and Caveats	p. 162
Index	p. 167
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