NARRATIVE AND JUSTIFICATION IN MORAL PARTICULARISM
NARRATIVE AND JUSTIFICATION IN MORAL PARTICULARISM

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I will discuss the problem of justifi cation in moral particularism. The fi rst part is concerned with Jonathan Dancy’s account of justifi cation, which is a narrative one. To justify one’s choice is to present a persuasive description of the context in a narrative fashion, not to subordinate singular cases to universal rules. Since it dismisses arguments and employs persuasiveness, this view seems irrational, so the second part of my paper will consist of a personal reconstruction and reformulation of Dancy’s account that will aim at defending particularist justifi cation from being labeled as „irrational“.

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