Particularism and the Space of Moral Reasons [Hardcover]

Particularism and the Space of Moral Reasons critically assesses the startling idea that our moral reasoning does not need to use moral principles. If we don't have principles, how do we work out what to do? This book examines 'moral particularism', a controversial idea at the forefront of contemporary moral theory.Characterizing Moral Particularism Particularism and Subjectivity Perception and the Myth of the Moral Given Moral Judgement Moral Phenomenology The Space of Moral Reasons Bibliography IndexBENEDICT SMITH is Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, University of Durham, UK. He is currently involved in an Anglo-German project, funded by the AHRC and DFG, entitled'Emotional Experience in Depression: A Philosophical Study'.?