For Parsons, "a ___________________ obtains in a situation where permitting an evil is necessary to prevent a greater evil, or else necessary to achieve a good great enough to make evil worthwhile."
A) causally efficacious effect
B) reductively scientific order
C) morally sufficient reason
D) metaphysical conception

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Parsons is discussing situations in which there is a moral dilemma, where one must choose between two evils or between an evil and a good. In this context, a "morally sufficient reason" would refer to a justification for choosing to permit the lesser evil in order to prevent a greater one or to achieve a greater good. Options A, B, and D are not relevant to the discussion of moral reasoning and justification.

For Parsons, "A ___________________ Obtains in a Situation Where Permitting