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Moral Particularism

Brad Hooker editor Margaret Olivia Little editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

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Moral Particularism is a timely and penetrating investigation of a theoretical approach that 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 view that the moral language cannot -- and need not -- be backed by any such generalizations. This view, moral particularism, presages a revolution in contemporary moral theory, which has consisted largely of attempts to show that either one general principle or a set of such principles is superior to all its rivals. Twelve new essays by a distinguished international team of contributors, including some of the leading moral philosophers of the day, debate the plausibility of moral particularism. This will be the starting-point for all future discussion of the topic, and compelling reading for all who work in moral philosophy.

The volume is indispensable to anyone working on the topic and useful for upper-level and graduate courses. It does represent the current state of the art. * The Philosophical Review *

ISBN: 9780198238836

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm

Weight: 500g

332 pages