"Casuistry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A method of ETHICAL ANALYSIS that emphasizes practical problem solving through examining individual cases that are considered to be representative; sometimes used to denote specious argument or rationalization. Differentiate from casuistics, which is the recording and study of cases and disease.
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D032764
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.113.150 N05.350.244.150
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Casuistry" by people in Profiles.
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Improving ethical knowledge and sensemaking from cases through elaborative interrogation and outcome valence. Account Res. 2014; 21(5):265-99.
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Case-based ethics education: the impact of cause complexity and outcome favorability on ethicality. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2012 Jul; 7(3):63-77.