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1. (n.) casuistry
oversubtle, fallacious, or dishonest reasoning; sophistry.
2. casuistry
the application of general ethical principles to particular cases of conscience or conduct.
Etymology: (1715–25)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) casuistry
argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
2. (noun) casuistry
moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) casuistry
the science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the lawfulness or unlawfulness of what a man may do by rules and principles drawn from the Scriptures, from the laws of society or the church, or from equity and natural reason; the application of general moral rules to particular cases
2. (adj) casuistry
sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. casuistry
A method of ETHICAL ANALYSIS that emphasizes practical problem solving through examining individual cases that are considered to be representative; sometimes used to denote specious argument or rationalization. Differentiate from casuistics, which is the recording and study of cases and disease.
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