An edition of The abuse of casuistry (1988)
The abuse of casuistry
a history of moral reasoning
By Albert R. Jonsen
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Publish Date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
eng
Pages
420
Description:
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.
subjects: Casuistry, Casuïstiek, Ethiek, Ethics, Philosophy, Casuistique, Causation