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casuist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sophist |
| Type of | ratiocinator, reasoner |
| Derivation | casuistical, casuistry |
Examples of casuist
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From it, the casuist would ask how closely the given case currently under consideration matches the paradigmatic case.
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The casuist might conclude that a person is wrong to lie in legal testimony under oath, but might argue that lying actually is the best moral choice if the lie saves a life.
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- Someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
- (casuistic) of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning"
- (casuistry) argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
- (casuistry) moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
- In applied ethics, casuistry is case-based reasoning. Casuistry is used in juridical and ethical discussions of law and ethics, and often is a critique of principle- or rule-based reasoning. The term "casuistry" originates from the Latin casus ("case").
- A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty; Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behavior
- (casuistics) Casuistry; The recording and study of individual cases
- (casuistry) The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules or cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling
- (casuistic) Type of legal text which gives case law. Biblical scholar Albrecht Alt (1883-1956) distinguished between casuistic and apodeictic Old Testament legal material, based on form criticism and using data from other cultures of the ancient world. "Thou shalt not kill" (Ex. ...
