TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fleming,Julia A.
TI  - Defending probabilism: the moral theology of Juan Caramuel 
T2  - Moral traditions series
SN  - 9781435627185
AV  - B4598.C344 F54 2006eb
U1  - 241/.042092 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Georgetown University Press
KW  - Caramuel Lobkowitz, Juan,
KW  - Probabilism
KW  - Christian ethics
KW  - Probabilisme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - Ethics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-194) and index; 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
N2  - 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
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