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casuistry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument |
| Derivation | casuist, casuistic |
casuistry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ethics, moral philosophy |
| Has types | probabilism |
| Derivation | casuistic |
Examples of casuistry
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Casuistry and sophistry are the tools used by terrorists to justify their actions.
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Like all casuistry and all dogmatism, this sort of stuff contains its own negation.
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Blaise Pascal attacked what he called moral laxity in the casuistry of the Jesuits.
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His casuistry and devotional writing was more favourably received even by Protestants.
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The form of reasoning used in common law is known as casuistry or case-based reasoning.
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Over the years a casuistry, a fixed set of answers to moral dilemmas, had been developed.
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Rather than using theories as starting points, casuistry begins with an examination of cases.
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Since the 17th century, casuistry has been widely considered a degenerate form of reasoning.
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A nice piece of casuistry, but not one that bears much scrutiny.
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- Argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
- 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").
- 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
- The applying of moral laws or rules to specific cases.
- Approach to ethics that begins by examining a series of concrete cases rather than by trying to deduce the consequences of a moral rule. ...
- Casuistry is sometimes referred to as the 'art of making distinctions'. If one's approach to ethical analysis gives priority to material acts or omissions 'in themselves', the next logical step to be considered in that type of analysis will be the circumstances that may affect the moral ...
- A mental exercise to discover possibilities for analysis of communication.
