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After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory is a book on moral philosophy by the Scottish philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre. MacIntyre provides a bleak view of the state of modern moral discourse, regarding it as failing to be rational, and failing to admit to being irrational.
- Alasdair C. MacIntyre
- 1981
Sep 28, 1982 · When After Virtue first appeared in 1981, it was recognized as a significant and potentially controversial critique of contemporary moral philosophy. Newsweek called it “a stunning new study of ethics by one of the foremost moral philosophers in the English-speaking world.”
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Mar 6, 2007 · When After Virtue first appeared in 1981, it was recognized as a significant and potentially controversial critique of contemporary moral philosophy. Newsweek called it “a stunning new...
MacIntyre argues that modern moral philosophy is in crisis and that the Aristotelian virtue tradition offers a coherent alternative. He traces the historical development of moral discourse from ancient to modern times and critiques the failures of modernism.
After Virtue, 3rd edition: Outline and Commentary. Chapters 1-9: The Critique. An Introductory Scenario. Chapter 1, A Disquieting Suggestion. A. MacIntyre’s opening scenario is taken from Walter M. Miller. Jr.’s science-fiction novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz (1960).
Jun 20, 2024 · This chapter will examine the critical argument of After Virtue (chapters 1–9) in the broader context of MacIntyre’s background and writings in order to illuminate the conditions it imposes on any constructive effort in moral philosophy and to show how MacIntyre’s narrative of revolutionary practical reason (chapters 10–18) meets those ...
Mar 26, 2021 · "When After Virtue first appeared in 1981, it was recognized as a significant and potentially controversial critique of contemporary moral philosophy. Newsweek called it "a stunning new study of ethics by one of the foremost moral philosophers in the English-speaking world."
