| The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning Contributor(s): Jonsen, Albert R. (Author), Toulmin, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520069609 ISBN-13: 9780520069602 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $33.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1990 Annotation: "The book will lead to a reinterpretation of the history of western morals. . . . It's an excellent book."--Baruch A. Brody, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 171.619 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.35 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this engaging study, the authors put casuistry into its historical context, tracing the origin of moral reasoning in antiquity, its peak during the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, and its subsequent fall into disrepute from the mid-seventeenth century. |