Abuse of Casuistry

A History of Moral Reasoning

Häftad, Engelska, 1990

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Beskrivning

In this engaging study, the authors put casuistry into its historical context, tracing the origin of moral reasoning in antiquity, its peak during the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, and its subsequent fall into disrepute from the mid-seventeenth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1990-01-22
Mått:155 x 228 x 28 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520069602

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Albert R. Jonsen is Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Chairman, Department of Medical Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Toulmin is Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities at Northwestern University.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefacePrologue: The ProblemPART I. BACKGROUND1. Theory and Practice2. The Roots of Casuistry in Antiquity3. Cicero: Philosopher, Orator, LegislatorPART II. THE PRECURSORS4. Christian Origins5. The Canonists and Confessors6. The TheologiansPART III. HIGH CASUISTRY7. Sumrnists and Jesuits8. Texts, Authors, and MethodsPART IV. THREE SAMPLES OF CASUISTRY9. Profit: The Case of Usury10. Perjury: The Case of Equivocation11. Pride: The Case of the Insulted GentlemanPART V. THE CRISIS12. Casuistry Confounded: Pascal's Critique13. The Achievement of CasuistryPART VI. THE FUTURE OF CASUISTRY14. After The Provincial Letters15. Philosophy and the Springs of Morality16. The Revival of Casuistry17. Epilogue: Conscience and the Claims of EquityAppendixNotesName IndexSubject Index