Casuistry: An Alternative or Complement to Principles?
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Project MUSE in Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Vol. 5 (3) , 237-251
- https://doi.org/10.1353/ken.0.0016
Abstract
Casuistry is a traditional method of interpreting and resolving moral problems. It focuses on the circumstances of particular cases rather than on the application of ethical theories and principles. After a brief history of casuistry, the method is explained and its relation to theory and principles is discussed.Keywords
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