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casuists — cas·u·ist || kæzjʊɪst n. one who studies issues of moral conduct; false reasoning … English contemporary dictionary
Formulary controversy — The Formulary Controversy, in 17th century France, pitted the Jansenists against the Jesuits. It gave rise to Blaise Pascal s Lettres Provinciales , the condemnation by the Vatican of Casuistry, and the final dissolution of the Jansenist order… … Wikipedia
Doctrine of mental reservation — Contents 1 Secular use 2 Mentalis restrictio in moral theology 3 Legacy … Wikipedia
Moral Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral Theology … Catholic encyclopedia
Applied ethics — is, in the words of Brenda Almond, co founder of the Society for Applied Philosophy, the philosophical examination, from a moral standpoint, of particular issues in private and public life that are matters of moral judgment . It is thus a term… … Wikipedia
Casuistry — (pronEng|ˈkæʒuːɨstri) is an applied ethics term referring to case based reasoning. Casuistry is used in juridical and ethical discussions of law and ethics, and often is a critique of principle based reasoning. [… … Wikipedia
Pope Innocent XI — Infobox pope|English name=Innocent XI Latin name=Innocens PP. XI birth name=Benedetto Odescalchi term start=September 21 1676 term end=August 12 1689 predecessor=Clement X successor=Alexander VIII birth date=birth date|1611|5|16|mf=y… … Wikipedia
Lettres provinciales — The Lettres provinciales (Provincial letters) are a series of eighteen letters written by French philosopher and theologian Blaise Pascal under the pseudonym Louis de Montalte. Written in the midst of the formulary controversy between the… … Wikipedia
Antonio Escobar y Mendoza — Antonius de Escobar et Mendoza Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (1589 – July 4, 1669) was a Spanish churchman of illustrious descent. Born in Valladolid, he was educated by the Jesuits, and at the age of fifteen took the habit of that order. He soon… … Wikipedia
Casuistry — • The application of general principles of morality to definite and concrete cases of human activity, for the purpose, primarily, of determining what one ought to do, or ought not to do, or what one may do or leave undone as one pleases; and for… … Catholic encyclopedia
