Preempting Principles
Recent Debates in Moral Particularism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5134305 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sean Mckeever, Martin Ridge (0000-0003-0915-7285), Michael Ridge |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1177-1192 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2008.00181.x |
| OpenAlex | W2091699573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Moral particularism, as recently defended, charges that traditional moral theorizing unduly privileges moral principles. Moral generalism defends a prominent place for moral principles. Because moral principles are often asked to play multiple roles, moral particularism aims at multiple targets. We distinguish two leading roles for moral principles, the role of standard and the role of guide. We critically survey some of the leading arguments both for and against principles so conceived
Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Moral disengagement · Moral philosophy · Moral psychology · Moral reasoning · Sociology · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |