Particularism

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:contrastsWith Generalism
gptkbp:debatedBy Meta-ethics
Theory of knowledge
gptkbp:defines The view that moral judgment or knowledge depends on particular cases rather than general principles.
gptkbp:describes The idea that context and details of individual cases are crucial for moral or epistemic evaluation.
gptkbp:field gptkb:Ethics
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:Epistemology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Particularism
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary moral philosophy
gptkbp:influencedBy W.D. Ross
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Jonathan_Dancy
gptkbp:relatedConcept Epistemic particularism
Moral particularism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Universal_(metaphysics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7