PHIL-386 Chapter 37: The Morality of Killing by Grisez and Joseph M. Boyle, Jr.
5 Jun 2020
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The morality of killing by grisez and joseph m. boyle, jr. By definition killing in the strict sense is an action contrary to the good of life. The adoption of a proposal to bring about someone"s death is incompatible with respect for this good. Thus every act which is an act of killing in the strict sense is immoral. No additional circumstance or condition can remove this immorality. This definition and moral characterization of killing in the strict sense make no distinction between intent to kill, attempt to kill, and the consummation of the undertaking by successful execution. These distinctions, which are legally significant, are morally irrelevant. If one commits oneself to realizing a certain state of affairs, by the commitment one constitutes oneself as a certain type of person. If one commits oneself to killing a person, one constitutes oneself a murderer.
