English Dictionary

casuistry

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkæzjuːɪstɹi/

名詞

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The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.

日本語の意味

倫理や実践上の問題に対し、規則の解釈や具体的な事例に基づいて判断する方法 / ケースに基づく推論、すなわち具体例を重視して規則や倫理的問題を解釈・判断する手法 / 状況に応じた事例から、倫理や実践的判断を導く論法

Her paper accused casuistry of prioritizing clever distinctions over consistent moral judgment in difficult ethical dilemmas.

彼女の論文は、倫理的に困難なジレンマにおいて、事例主義が巧妙な区別を一貫した道徳的判断より優先すると非難した。

意味（1）

The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.

The letters of Margarita were all that the fondest lover could desire, the eye of a poet linger on, but they did not contain the casuistry which could lead Glentworth to renounce a faith which he had now been led to examine in a manner he had certainly never done before.

意味（2）

(derogatory) A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.

I felt it was hopeless to argue against casuistry of this nature, which, if it were carried to its logical conclusion, would absolutely destroy all morality, as we understand it.

casuistries （ plural ）