Particularism
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"Since the epiphenomenon is often equated with the accident, pataphysics will be above all the science of the particular, even though it is said that science deals only with the general." --Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician (1911) by Alfred Jarry |
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Particularism refers to a wide variety of different approaches in different fields only some of which are described here. It can refer to an exclusive devotion to the interests of one's own social group. A literary school, Particularism describes a style of writing applied to fiction, non-fiction or lyrics that indicates an attention to detail, or particulars. Particularism is often contrasted to universalism.
Particularism may refer to:
- Epistemological particularism, one of the answers to the problem of the criterion in epistemology
- Historical particularism, an approach in anthropology
- Moral particularism, the view that there are no universal moral principles
- Multicultural particularism, the belief that a common culture for all people is either undesirable or impossible
- Political particularism, the politics of group identity that trumps universal rights
- Religious particularism, name given to the phenomenon of Americanism in the apostolic letter Testem benevolentiae nostrae
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