Casuistry
Definition
A method of ETHICAL ANALYSIS that emphasizes practical problem solving through examining individual cases that are considered to be representative; sometimes used to denote specious argument or rationalization. Differentiate from casuistics, which is the recording and study of cases and disease.
MeSH classification
- K01.752.566.479.113.150
- N05.350.244.150
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Ethical Analysis
The use of systematic methods of ethical examination, such as CASUISTRY or ETHICAL THEORY, in reasoning about moral problems.
Retrospective Moral Judgment
The application of current standards of morality to past actions, institutions, or persons.
Wedge Argument
An assertion that an action apparently unobjectionable in itself would set in motion a train of events leading ultimately to an undesirable …
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D032764) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗