Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

tutiorismo

English translation:

tutiorism

Added to glossary by vesparosa (X)
Jun 26, 2002 05:52
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Italian term

tutiorismo

Italian to English Law/Patents juridical act
Dopo aver descritto la natura del contratto, passeremo ad una disamina..., sempre per ragioni di tutiorismo difensivo...

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tutiorism

'tutiorismo difensivo' = 'defensive tutiorism'

It's from the theory of ethics.

See the following text on the 1st referenced page:
"L'Autore cita, in quest'occasione, i cosiddetti "sistemi riflessi", argomenti filosofici, noti in passato, che si applicano se esiste il dubbio sulla moralità di un atto, considerato nella sua essenza generale ed astratta, e si voglia arrivare ugualmente ad una decisione moralmente inequivocabile. Essi sono il tutiorismo assoluto (si agisce solo se si è certi che l'atto sia buono), il tutiorismo mitigato (vi è probabilità molto alta che lo sia), il probabiliorismo (il valore positivo è più probabile), l' equiprobabilismo (le due alternative sono più o meno equivalenti), o l'ancora attuale probabilismo (una semplice probabilità basta per agire, anche se è minore della probabilità contraria, purchè essa sia vera e solida)."

The English equivalent can be found on the 2nd page: "And that is indeed how loyal Roman Catholics are and have been expected to approach the teachings of their Church. This, however, does not bear on the moral issue save for those for whom tutiorism counts as the moral option)."

So, 'tutiorism' is a kind of rule to be applied in case a moral dilemma arises. I haven't found 'tutiorismo difensivo' but as far as I understand the quoted Italian text this kind of 'tutiorism' requires either the action that allows to avoid bad consequences, or an action aimed to protect an endangered person. Depends on the context.
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agree Giles Watson : The term is specific to RC moral theology. The Catholic Encyclopedia associates it particularly with Jansenism:http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12441a.htm. "Difensivo" might mean merely "precautionary", in effect explaining "tutiorismo".
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Thanks for your comment. I'm unsure whether it's precautionary... Alitalia suggests that it could stress the efforts made to defend somebody. So I've tried to show 'probabiliorismo' :-)) supposing that a literal translation might well cover both cases.
agree Mirelluk
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agree gmel117608
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rigorous defense

I am in FULL agreement with my colleagues about "tutiorism" and its place in theology. Nevertheless, could it be possible that a lawyer "appropriated" the term to describe the "rigor" with which a patent defense would be pursued? Afer all, it's a matter of "probabilities," isn't it? Just food for thought. Good luck, P. By the way, the New Advent page is an excellent source.
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letter of the law approach

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I have found no examples of tutiorism used in a legal context.

In R.C. moral theology it is the doctrine that in a case of doubt between right and wrong one should take the safer course, i.e. the one in verbal agreement with the law."

In English law there is a contrast between equity (fairness) and applying the strict letter of the law.

From the web:
The strict "letter of the law" approach to treaty implementation taken by OSIA teams periodically strained working relations
http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/cfe/cfebook/ch6g.html

On the facts of the case, the government's position is stronger than Microsoft's case law,letter-of-the-law approach, said many antitrust experts.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-241335.html

... exercise good judgement and common sense in applying the letter of the law to problems arising in their area. Strictly enforcing the cold words of the contract ...
http://www.csea.com/pubs/modules/mod_506.pdf
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agree ceemack : perhaps I would add "where there is a moral dilemma"
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