G. E. Moore's Principia Ethica: The Nature of Casuistry


	G. E. Moore's Principia Ethica: The Nature of Casuistry

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1-30-2008 10:30 AM

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ethics, essays, philosophy, g. e. moore, casuistry

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Moore comments on the role of Casuistry, its relationship with Ethics, and the reason for its frequent inability to fulfil its purpose.

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of ethical science: Ethics cannot be complete without it. The defects of
Casuistry are not defects of principle; no objection can be taken to its aim and
object. It has failed only because it is far too difficult a subject to be
treated adequately in our present state of knowledge. The casuist has been
unable to distinguish, in the cases which he treats, those elements upon which
their value depends. Hence he often thinks two cases to be alike in respect of
value, when in reality they are alike only in some other respect. It is to
mistakes of this kind that the pernicious influence of such investigations has
been due. For Casuistry is the goal of ethical investigation. It cannot be
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