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51casuistry — [kazh′o͞o is trē] n. pl. casuistries [ CASUIST + RY] 1. the application of general principles of ethics to specific problems of right and wrong in conduct, in order to solve or clarify them 2. subtle but misleading or false reasoning; sophistry,… …
52idolism — [īd′ l iz΄əm] n. 1. IDOLATRY 2. Archaic a fallacious notion; false reasoning …
53casuist — n. 1 a person, esp. a theologian, who resolves problems of conscience, duty, etc., often with clever but false reasoning. 2 a sophist or quibbler. Derivatives: casuistic adj. casuistical adj. casuistically adv. casuistry n. Etymology: F casuiste… …
54choplogic — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: chop (III) 1. : involved and often specious argumentation 2. obsolete : an absurdly argumentative person II. adjective …
55cas|u|ist|ry — «KAZH u uh stree», noun, plural ries. 1. clever but false reasoning, especially in regard to right and wrong: »Casuistry…destroys, by distinctions and exceptions, all morality, and effaces the essential difference between right and wrong (Henry… …
56applied logic — Introduction the study of the practical art of right reasoning. The formalism (formal logic) and theoretical results of pure logic can be clothed with meanings derived from a variety of sources within philosophy as well as from other… …
57Inference — is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows. Inference is studied within several different fields. * Human inference (i.e. how humans draw conclusions) is traditionally studied within the field of… …
58ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
59logic, history of — Introduction the history of the discipline from its origins among the ancient Greeks to the present time. Origins of logic in the West Precursors of ancient logic There was a medieval tradition according to which the Greek philosopher …
60Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …
