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Any discussion of philosophical casuistry should include the Jesuits' abuse of the technique[1]. They basically made it a synonym for deceptive argument. Put an
by User23 6y ago
Any discussion of philosophical casuistry should include the Jesuits' abuse of the technique[1]. They basically made it a synonym for deceptive argument. Put another way, it's an excellent technique for picking an outcome and then arguing to it. Great when you want to please your wealthy donors, not so great if you care about justice.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuistry#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuistry#History
- throw0101a 6y agoA fuller and more balanced examination of the technique from antiquity to the 1600s (where it got labelled as being "bad") to the modern era: * https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520069602/the-abuse-of-casuistry https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520069602/the-abuse-of-casu... * https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/954645.The_Abuse_of_Casuistry https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/954645.The_Abuse_of_C... Old review: * https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/293127 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/293127