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Respondeo: method and content in casuistry.

Kevin Wm Wildes

    The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
    |February 1, 1994
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    This study examines James Tallmon's critique of Jonsen and Toulmin's casuistry model. It argues that while Tallmon distinguishes method from content, casuistry inherently requires specific moral content, even within a medical community.

    Area of Science:

    • Bioethics
    • Philosophy of Medicine
    • Moral Reasoning

    Background:

    • Critiques of Jonsen and Toulmin's casuistry model have been raised.
    • James Tallmon specifically challenges these criticisms, focusing on the distinction between method and content in casuistry.
    • The debate centers on whether casuistry can function purely as a method of rhetorical reasoning.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze Tallmon's argument regarding the Jonsen-Toulmin casuistry model.
    • To evaluate the necessity of content within casuistry, irrespective of its method.
    • To explore the implicit assumptions about moral content in medical ethics discourse.

    Main Methods:

    • Critical analysis of Tallmon's response to criticisms of Jonsen and Toulmin.
    • Philosophical examination of the relationship between method and content in casuistry.
    Keywords:
    Analytical ApproachBioethics and Professional Ethics

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  • Identification of underlying assumptions in arguments about medical ethical reasoning.

    • Main Results:

    • Tallmon's argument, while distinguishing method and content, ultimately relies on an implicit moral content.
    • The Jonsen-Toulmin model, even as defended by Tallmon, cannot escape the need for substantive ethical content.
    • Tallmon's reference to a 'Medical Community' with a 'moral vision' highlights this inherent need for content.

    Conclusions:

    • Casuistry, as a method of moral reasoning, requires a defined ethical content to be practically applicable.
    • Arguments attempting to separate casuistry's method from its content are philosophically incomplete.
    • The concept of a 'moral vision' within a professional community underscores the inseparability of content and method in ethical deliberation.