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Author:   Albert R. Jonsen ,  Stephen Toulmin
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780520069602

ISBN 10:   0520069609
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   22 January 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Prologue: The Problem PART I. BACKGROUND 1. Theory and Practice 2. The Roots of Casuistry in Antiquity 3. Cicero: Philosopher, Orator, Legislator PART II. THE PRECURSORS 4. Christian Origins 5. The Canonists and Confessors 6. The Theologians PART III. HIGH CASUISTRY 7. Sumrnists and Jesuits 8. Texts, Authors, and Methods PART IV. THREE SAMPLES OF CASUISTRY 9. Profit: The Case of Usury 10. Perjury: The Case of Equivocation 11. Pride: The Case of the Insulted Gentleman PART V. THE CRISIS 12. Casuistry Confounded: Pascal's Critique 13. The Achievement of Casuistry PART VI. THE FUTURE OF CASUISTRY 14. After The Provincial Letters 15. Philosophy and the Springs of Morality 16. The Revival of Casuistry 17. Epilogue: Conscience and the Claims of Equity Appendix Notes Name Index Subject Index

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This is a path-breaking examination of the history of ethical case analysis. --Steven H. Miles, Journal of the American Medical Association

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Albert R. Jonsen is Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Chairman, Department of Medical Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Toulmin is Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities at Northwestern University.

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