Particularism
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Particularism may refer to:
- Epistemological particularismEpistemological particularismEpistemological particularism is the belief that one can know something without knowing how one knows that thing. By this understanding, one's knowledge is justified before one knows how such belief could be justified...
, an approach in philosophy - Historical particularismHistorical particularismHistorical Particularism is widely considered the first American anthropological school of thought.Founded by Franz Boas, historical particularism rejected the cultural evolutionary model that had dominated...
, an approach in anthropology - Literary particularismLiterary particularismLiterary particularism is a literary theory in which the details specific to a given text are considered more significant than the qualities it shares with other texts....
, a literary genre that emphasizes details - Moral particularismMoral particularismMoral particularism is the view that there are no moral principles and that moral judgement can be found only as one decides particular cases, either real or imagined. This stands in stark contrast to other prominent moral theories, such as deontology or utilitarianism...
, the view that there are no moral principles - Multicultural particularismMulticultural particularismMulticultural particularism is the belief that a common culture for all people is either undesirable or impossible. In discussions of multiculturalism, historian and educator Diane Ravitch draws a distinction between what she terms "pluralistic" and "particularistic" varieties...
, the belief that a common culture for all people is either undesirable or impossible - Political particularismPolitical particularismPolitical particularism is the ability of policymakers to further their careers by appealing to narrow interests rather than the wider interests of the country...
, the politics of group identity that trumps universal rights - Religious particularismAmericanism (heresy)Coined in the nineteenth century, in Roman Catholic use the term Americanism referred to a group of related heresies which were defined as the endorsement of the separation of church and state...
, name given to the phenomenon of Americanism in the apostolic letter Testem Benevolentiae Nostrae