Particularism

"Particularism," to echo the pejorative phrase attached to the notion of speaking for anything less than "the nation" is, for the literati, nothing but unsophisticated, low standard-thinking.

'Hungary's New Twist': An Exchange Jeszenszky, Geza 1988

Particularism was practical; it defined who was us and who was them; it circled the wagons; it was a way to survive.

The Lampshade Mark Jacobson 2010

Moral Particularism, at its most trenchant, is the claim that there are no defensible moral principles, that moral thought does not consist in the application of moral principles to cases, and that the morally perfect person should not be conceived as the person of principle.

Moral Particularism Dancy, Jonathan 2009

Particularism is likely to think of ˜that is stealing and therefore it is wrong™ as saying ˜that is stealing and wrong for that reason™.

Moral Particularism Dancy, Jonathan 2009

Particularism, therefore, denies the rationality of moral thought.

Moral Particularism Dancy, Jonathan 2009

Particularism supposes that one cannot extract from one case anything that is guaranteed to make a difference to another.

Moral Particularism Dancy, Jonathan 2009

She recently wrote an article for Zeek called Goldbergers and Cheeseburgers: Food and Particularism among American Jews The article appeared in the fall/winter 2006 issue of Zeek, which is co-sponsored by Hazon and focused on food and Jewish life.

Introducing The Jew & the Carrot: Jews, Food & Contemporary Life | Jewschool 2007

Particularism is an interesting position and it would be a shame if some plausible version of the agent-relative/agent-neutral distinction were not compatible with the leading ideas behind particularism.

Reasons for Action: Agent-Neutral vs. Agent-Relative Ridge, Michael 2005

Particularism and the transcendence of the last cosmic stage are the notes of this apocalypse.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The Particularism of the Free Papers was a grave and permanent weakness which still endures.

The Free Press Hilaire Belloc 1911