Moral Particularism

by Brad Hooker (Editor), Margaret Olivia Little (Editor)

A timely and penetrating investigation, this book seeks to transform moral philosophy. In the face of continuing disagreement about which general moral principles are correct, there has been a resurgence of interest in the idea that correct moral judgements can be only about particular cases. This view--moral particularism--forecasts a revolution in ordinary moral practice that has until now consisted largely of appeals to general moral principles. Moral particularism also opposes the primary aim of most contemporary normative moral theory that attempts to show that either one general principle, or a set of general principles, is superior to all its rivals.

Genres: Philosophy

332 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2000

Reviews

[Kramer Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting volume on moral particularism. While I enjoyed many of the papers, I found the moral particularists' arguments most interesting. I especially found Dancy's line of thought regarding holism of theoretical reason compelling. Despite this, I am not yet a moral particularist, although am certainly more interested in the doctrine now than before I started this book.