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casuistry [Brit ˈkazjʊɪstri, ˈkaʒjʊɪstri, Am ˈkæʒuəstri] N REL

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While casuistry makes use of ethical theory, it does not view ethical theory as the most important feature of moral reasoning. en.wikipedia.org

However, by its nature, a casuistry can never be complete, leading to a search for more general rules or principles. en.wikipedia.org

The agreed meaning of casuistry is in flux. en.wikipedia.org

By debating test cases applying such understanding conscience was trained and refined (i.e. casuistry). en.wikipedia.org

The form of reasoning used in common law is known as casuistry or case-based reasoning. en.wikipedia.org

We all know this is casuistry. ipolitics.ca

Arguing one way one day, and another later, can be defended by casuistry, i.e. by saying the cases are different. en.wikipedia.org

The chapters as a whole center around ethical questions, particularly casuistry, the interplay, and possible or apparent interference, between ethical norms. en.wikipedia.org

The 1970s saw the revival of casuistry in the form of applied ethics, the consideration of detailed practical cases in bioethics, business ethics, environmental ethics and other such special fields. en.wikipedia.org

He adopted the method of casuistry, where general ethical principles are applied to the practical situations in which moral decisions are made. en.wikipedia.org

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