Abstract

AUPING BIRCH, Juan. The Moral Principle of the Lesser Evil Against the Problem of Narco-Violence in Mexico. Rev. filos.open insight [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.10, pp.85-107. ISSN 2395-8936.

This work reflects on the principle of "lesser evil" and presents an application of this moral principle to a practical problem, the violence caused by drugtraffic in Mexico. In the first part, it explains the main thesis of St. Thomas Aquinas on the moral principle of the "lesser evil". On the second part, it analyses the different aspects of the practical problema and, at the end, proposes a pruential solution on a moral philosophy basis.

Keywords : Ethics; Lesser Evil; Morals; Practical Philosophy; Violence.

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