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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Julia A.

Series:

Moral traditions series.

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probabilism.

Christian ethics.

Caramuel Lobkowitz, Juan, 1606-1682.

Caramuel Lobkowitz, Juan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-194) and index.

ISBN:

9781589013070

1589013077

9781435627185

1435627180

OCLC:

648711572