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Moral reasons : particularism, patterns and practice
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Dabbagh, Sorush H., 1974- (2006) Moral reasons : particularism, patterns and practice. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
This is the study of the extent of the patternability of the reason-giving behaviour of morally relevant features in different ethical contexts. Whether or not the way in which a morally relevant feature contributes to the moral evaluation of different cases is generalis able is examined in this research. I argue in favour of a core and constitutive modest-generalistic theme, according to which there are general patterns of word use, to which the reason-giving behaviour of moral vocabulary in different contexts is answerable. To this end, I reject the constitutive particularistic claim which holds that the way in which a morally relevant feature behaves in different cases is fully context-dependent. An account drawn from Wittgenstein with regard to the nature of concepts which emphasises the key role of the concept 'practice' is presented to give an account of how the reason-giving behaviour of a morally relevant feature in different contexts is answerable to general patterns of word use. Ross's ethics is introduced as an example of the modest-generalistic position. To substantiate this modest-generalistic position, an apparent dilemma is presented for particularists, e.g. Dancy. In order to resolve the second horn of the dilemma, which is an example of a general problem with which any generalistic account is confronted, the account drawn from Wittgenstein with regard to the nature of concepts is again used. Finally, a distinction between the first order and the second order account of the concept 'practice' is presented to give a more plausible account of the concept 'practice' which has an indispensable role in the Wittgensteinian account.
| Item Type: | Thesis or Dissertation (PhD) |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Ethics, Metaphysics |
| Date: | February 2006 |
| Institution: | University of Warwick |
| Theses Department: | Department of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: | PhD |
| Publication Status: | Unpublished |
| Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Luntley, Michael, 1953- |
| Extent: | vii, 216 leaves |
| Language: | eng |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/52298 |
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