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casuistry (en)

(noun) a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine / (noun) specious argument; rationalization

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Notes From Underground
by Donald Fanger, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mirra Ginsburg

Notes From Underground
by Donald Fanger, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mirra Ginsburg

Notes From Underground
by Donald Fanger, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mirra Ginsburg


is he constructing a casuistical theory to excuse his own failures?

—p.ix Introduction (vii) by Donald Fanger
notable
9 years, 2 months ago

Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
by Fredric Jameson

Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
by Fredric Jameson

Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
by Fredric Jameson


endowed with elaborate and supple casuistries, which can have no great appeal in an age that despises hermeneutics as such and has little need for casuistry.

damn

—p.389 CONCLUSION: Secondary Elaborations (297) by Fredric Jameson
notable
11 months, 1 week ago

The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson

The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson

The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson


It is evident that there was, in 1800, casuistry enough in the theology of all the available English churches to reinforce the manufacturer’s own sense of moral self-esteem.

—p.362 The Transforming Power of the Cross (350) by E.P. Thompson
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2 years ago

n+1 Issue 33: Overtime
by n+1

n+1 Issue 33: Overtime
by n+1

n+1 Issue 33: Overtime
by n+1


the first time I had a real chance not to be complicit with evil, I found I had a staggering gift for casuistry

—p.25 Renewed Labour (24) by Barnaby Raine
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6 years, 6 months ago