To make this more concrete, Chisholm provided us an example of distinguish good apples and bad apples. To separate the apples, we could take a particular sample that we have already been told some of the apples are good and some are bad, and based on this particular sample, we could develop a criterion for determining which apples are good and which apples are bad. This would be a particularism solution; we could then apply the criterion into a larger set and be able to divide the apples. We could also be given a method or criterion, the apple is good “if and only if”, this would be a Methodist solution and based on this criterion we are able to separate the apples. What this leaves us with is if we are given particular cases we can devise a method and given a method we can devise particular cases. However, if we are given neither, there is no way for us to
To make this more concrete, Chisholm provided us an example of distinguish good apples and bad apples. To separate the apples, we could take a particular sample that we have already been told some of the apples are good and some are bad, and based on this particular sample, we could develop a criterion for determining which apples are good and which apples are bad. This would be a particularism solution; we could then apply the criterion into a larger set and be able to divide the apples. We could also be given a method or criterion, the apple is good “if and only if”, this would be a Methodist solution and based on this criterion we are able to separate the apples. What this leaves us with is if we are given particular cases we can devise a method and given a method we can devise particular cases. However, if we are given neither, there is no way for us to