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Casuistry: An Alternative or Complement to Principles?
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 5, Number 3, September 1995
- pp. 237-251
- 10.1353/ken.0.0016
- Article
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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.