When the result was known, someone said 'There will be firecrackers in Islamabad'. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan who are India's perennial rivals. The meaning was that this result benefits our external enemies.
What merit does the argument the success of an internal rival would benefit an external rival have?
When Trump is re-elected there will be firecrackers in Moscow.
What is the Doctrine of Double Effect?
Also, this is not so much a theoretical argument. It is an empirically testable prediction.
The merit being that - a theory which sticks it's neck out, is a better theory than one that makes no predictions.
When Trump is re-elected there will be firecrackers in Moscow.
What is the Doctrine of Double Effect?
Also, this is not so much a theoretical argument. It is an empirically testable prediction.
The merit being that - a theory which sticks it's neck out, is a better theory than one that makes no predictions.
IIRC, the Doctrine of Double Effect has it that you can do a good thing that may have a bad effect (eg a doctor giving a large dose of morphine to dying man to ease his pain but which may in fact hasten that man's death) but not a bad thing that can have a good effect (eg holding a junkie relative hostage in order to effect a cold turkey rehabilitation).
