Moral particularism

Moral particularism is an applied ethics view that there are no moral principles and that moral judgement is determined by relevant factors in a particular context.[1] This stands in stark contrast to other prominent moral theories, such as deontology, consequentialism and virtue ethics.

History

The term "particularism" was coined to designate this position by R. M. Hare, in 1963 (Freedom and Reason, Oxford: Clarendon, p. 18).

Views

Jonathan Dancy argued that cases whether they're imagined or otherwise, cases contain certain elements in which we can infer certain moral ideas from.[2]

Criticisms

A criticism of moral particularism is that it is inherently irrational; as to be rational in relation to moral thought that you have to be consistent and apply that consistently to moral issues which Moral Particularism does not.[3]

Further reading

References

  1. "Moral Particularism". Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. "Moral Particularism and the Role of Imaginary Cases". European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. "Moral Particularism". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 17 October 2019.


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