Moral Particularism

Summary: 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 and opposes the 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. [read more]