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ca·su·ist·ry
/ˈkæʒwəstri, ˈkæʒə-/
決疑論,決疑法,詭辯
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cas·u·ist·ry
a.
1.
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
.
The
consideration
of
these
nice
and
puzzling
question
in
the
science
of
ethics
has
given
rise
,
in
modern
times
,
to
a
particular
department
of
it
,
distinguished
by
the
title
of
casuistry
.
--
Stewart
.
Casuistry
in
the
science
of
cases
(i.e.,
oblique
deflections
from
the
general
rule).
--
De
Quincey
.
2.
Sophistical
,
equivocal
,
or
false
reasoning
or
teaching
in
regard
to
duties
,
obligations
,
and
morals
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
casuistry
n
1:
argumentation
that
is
specious
or
excessively
subtle
and
intended
to
be
misleading
2:
moral
philosophy
based
on
the
application
of
general
ethical
principles
to
resolve
moral
dilemmas
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