02975nam 2200649 a 450 991097123530332120200520144314.09781589013070158901307797814356271851435627180(CKB)1000000000482455(EBL)547793(OCoLC)648711572(SSID)ssj0000136085(PQKBManifestationID)11147064(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136085(PQKBWorkID)10064103(PQKB)10296593(OCoLC)614491962(MdBmJHUP)muse15240(Au-PeEL)EBL547793(CaPaEBR)ebr10236748(MiAaPQ)EBC547793(Perlego)949349(EXLCZ)99100000000048245520060130d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDefending probabilism the moral theology of Juan Caramuel /Julia A. Fleming1st ed.Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20061 online resource (226 p.)Moral traditions seriesDescription based upon print version of record.9781589011137 1589011139 Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-194) and index.Situating probabilism: the ethical theory and its significance for Caramuel -- Advocating probabilism: Caramuel's early writings and the proof-texts they provided for his critics -- Using probabilism: avoiding improbable warfare and making peace with Protestants -- Protecting probabilism: the Apologema as an answer to probabilism's critics -- Explaining probabilism: the Apologema's project of education -- Redefining probabilism: the Dialexis de Non-Certitudine -- Remembering probabilism: the contemporary significance of Caramuel's legacy.Through the centuries, at the heart of Catholic moral theology is a fundamental question: How do we behave responsibly in the face of moral uncertainty? Attempts to resolve problems of everyday life led to the growth of a variety of moral systems, one of which emerged in the early 17th century and was known as probabilism. This method of solving difficult moral cases allowed the believer to rely upon a view that was judged defensible in terms of its arguments or the authorities behind it, even if the opposite opinion was supported by stronger arguments or more authorities. The theologian Juan Moral traditions series.ProbabilismChristian ethicsProbabilism.Christian ethics.241/.042092Fleming Julia A1812679MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971235303321Defending probabilism4365198UNINA