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Defending probabilism : the moral theology of Juan Caramuel / / Julia A. Fleming



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Autore: Fleming Julia A Visualizza persona
Titolo: Defending probabilism : the moral theology of Juan Caramuel / / Julia A. Fleming Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
Disciplina: 241/.042092
Soggetto topico: Probabilism
Christian ethics
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-194) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Defending probabilism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-58901-307-7
1-4356-2718-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822949303321
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Serie: Moral traditions series.