Single Idea 22343

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism]

Full Idea

If I attend properly I will have no choices, and this is the ultimate condition to be aimed at.

Gist of Idea

If I attend properly I will have no choices

Source

Iris Murdoch (The Sovereignty of Good [1970], I)

Book Reference

Murdoch,Iris: 'The Sovereignty of Good' [RKP 1974], p.40


A Reaction

I take it this is an expression of what we now call Particularism. It is not just that every moral situation is subtly morally different, but that the particulars of the situation will lead directly to moral choices (in a 'healthy' agent).