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.
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