The Abuse of Casuistry
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The Abuse of Casuistry is a philosophical work by Stephen Toulmin (with Albert Jonsen) that defends and rehabilitates casuistry as a practical method of moral reasoning in ethics and applied decision-making.
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| The Abuse of Casuistry canonical | 2 |
| The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Abuse of Casuistry Context triple: [Stephen Toulmin, notableWork, The Abuse of Casuistry]
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A Discourse of Conscience
A Discourse of Conscience is a theological treatise by the Puritan divine William Perkins that explores the nature, operations, and spiritual significance of conscience in Christian life.
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Critique of the Power of Judgment
Critique of the Power of Judgment is Immanuel Kant’s third major Critique, in which he develops his influential theories of aesthetic judgment and teleology to mediate between the realms of nature and freedom.
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Tusculanae Disputationes
Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
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Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Abuse of Casuistry Target entity description: The Abuse of Casuistry is a philosophical work by Stephen Toulmin (with Albert Jonsen) that defends and rehabilitates casuistry as a practical method of moral reasoning in ethics and applied decision-making.
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A.
A Discourse of Conscience
A Discourse of Conscience is a theological treatise by the Puritan divine William Perkins that explores the nature, operations, and spiritual significance of conscience in Christian life.
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B.
Critique of the Power of Judgment
Critique of the Power of Judgment is Immanuel Kant’s third major Critique, in which he develops his influential theories of aesthetic judgment and teleology to mediate between the realms of nature and freedom.
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C.
Tusculanae Disputationes
Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
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D.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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E.
De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
bioethics
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ethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
restore credibility of casuistry
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show practical usefulness of case analysis in ethics ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | overreliance on abstract ethical theory ⓘ |
| author |
Albert Jonsen
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Stephen Toulmin ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
applied ethics methodology
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bioethics ⓘ |
| critiques |
misuse of casuistry in history
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rigid rule-based ethical systems ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
case-based reasoning in ethics
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context-sensitive moral judgment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
defense of case-based moral reasoning
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rehabilitation of casuistry ⓘ |
| genre |
applied ethics
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ethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor |
Albert Jonsen
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Stephen Toulmin ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-foundationalist approach to moral theory
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pragmatist approach to ethics ⓘ |
| influencedField |
clinical ethics
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medical ethics ⓘ public policy ethics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
bioethicists
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ethicists ⓘ philosophers ⓘ professionals involved in applied decision-making ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
applied decision-making
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casuistry ⓘ moral reasoning ⓘ practical ethics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jesuit casuistry
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history of moral theology ⓘ practical reasoning ⓘ |
| supportsView |
moral norms are clarified through comparison of cases
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moral reasoning can proceed from paradigmatic cases ⓘ |
| title | The Abuse of Casuistry ⓘ |
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