Some varieties of particularism
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Sinnott-Armstrong, W
Published in: Metaphilosophy
January 1, 1999
Analytic particularism claims that judgments of moral wrongness are about particular acts rather than general principles. Metaphysical particularism claims that what makes true moral judgments true is not general principles but nonmoral properties of particular acts. Epistemological particularism claims that studying particular acts apart from general principles can justify beliefs in moral judgments. Methodological particularism claims that we will do better morally in everyday life if we look carefully at each particular decision as it arises and give up the search for a complete moral theory. This paper raises problems for each of these versions of particularism. © Metaphilosophy LLC and Blackwell Publishers Ltd. 1999.
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Metaphilosophy
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0026-1068
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
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30
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1-2
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1 / 12
Related Subject Headings
- Philosophy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
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Sinnott-Armstrong, W. (1999). Some varieties of particularism. Metaphilosophy, 30(1–2), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9973.00108
Sinnott-Armstrong, W. “Some varieties of particularism.” Metaphilosophy 30, no. 1–2 (January 1, 1999): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9973.00108.
Sinnott-Armstrong W. Some varieties of particularism. Metaphilosophy. 1999 Jan 1;30(1–2):1–12.
Sinnott-Armstrong, W. “Some varieties of particularism.” Metaphilosophy, vol. 30, no. 1–2, Jan. 1999, pp. 1–12. Scopus, doi:10.1111/1467-9973.00108.
Sinnott-Armstrong W. Some varieties of particularism. Metaphilosophy. 1999 Jan 1;30(1–2):1–12.
Published In
Metaphilosophy
DOI
ISSN
0026-1068
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Volume
30
Issue
1-2
Start / End Page
1 / 12
Related Subject Headings
- Philosophy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies