Editing Casuistry (section)

===Later modernity===
[[G. E. Moore]] dealt with casuistry in chapter 1.4 of his ''[[Principia Ethica]]'', in which he claimed that "the defects of casuistry are not defects of principle; no objection can be taken to its aim and object. It has failed only because it is far too difficult a subject to be treated adequately in our present state of knowledge". Furthermore, he asserted that "casuistry is the goal of ethical investigation. It cannot be safely attempted at the beginning of our studies, but only at the end".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLpcgAQvr_gC&q=%22the+defects+of+casuistry+are+not+defects+of+principle+no+objection+can+be+taken+to+its+aim+and+object+it+has+failed+only+because+it+is+far+too+difficult+a+subject+to%22&pg=PA57|title=Principia Ethica|last=Moore|first=George Edward|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1993|isbn=0-521-44848-4|editor-last=Baldwin|editor-first=Thomas|editor-link=Thomas Baldwin (philosopher)|edition=2|location=Cambridge|page=57|author-link=George Edward Moore|orig-year=1903}}</ref>

Since the 1960s, [[applied ethics]] has revived the ideas of casuistry in applying moral reasoning to particular cases in [[law]], [[bioethics]], and [[business ethics]]. Its facility for dealing with situations where rules or values conflict with each other has made it a useful approach in professional ethics, and casuistry's reputation has improved somewhat as a result.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Casuistry {{!}} Ethics & Moral Decision Making {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/casuistry |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[Pope Francis]], a Jesuit, has criticized casuistry as "the practice of setting general laws on the basis of exceptional cases" in instances where a more holistic approach would be preferred.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140527185002/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1402173.htm "Pope to meet with sex abuse victims for first time in June", Francis X. Rocca]. Catholic News Service. Online.</ref>