What Is One Problem with Reliance on Casuistry as a System

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is one problem with reliance on casuistry as a system of moral judgment, according to Beauchamp and Childress?

• A) Paradigm cases can evolve in the wrong moral direction if they are initially improperly handled, leading to wrong moral judgments about analogous cases in the future.
• B) Casuistic thinkers do not consider any general rules, principles, or maxims when discussing cases that require ethical judgment.
• C) Reasoning by analogy is not an ethically appropriate way of thinking about cases.
• D) Casuistic thinkers do not describe ethical cases properly.