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After Virtue: A Study in Moral TheoryISBN 0268035040 (0-268-03504-0)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory'Book summary:Morality, according to Alasdair MacIntyre, is not what it used to be. In the Aristotelian tradition of ancient Greece and medieval Europe, morality enabled the transformation from untutored human nature as it happened to be to human nature as it could be if it realized its telos (fundamental goal). Eventually, belief in Aristotelian teleology waned, leaving the idea of imperfect human nature in conflict with the perfectionist aims of morality. The conflict dooms to failure any attempt to justify the claims of morality, whether based on emotion, such as Hume's was, or on reason, as in the case of Kant. The result is that moral discourse and practice in the contemporary world is hollow: although the language and appearance of morality remains, the substance is no longer there. Disagreements on moral matters appeal to incommensurable values and so are interminable; the only use of moral language is manipulative.
The claims presented in After Virtue are certainly audacious, but the historical erudition and philosophical acuity behind MacIntyre's powerful critique of modern moral philosophy cannot be disregarded. Moreover, independently of its principal claims, the book, first published in 1981, helped to stimulate philosophical work on the virtues, to reinvigorate traditionalist and communitarian thought, and to provoke valuable discussion in the history of moral philosophy. It was so widely discussed that MacIntyre added another chapter to the second edition in order to reply to his critics. After Virtue continues to deserve attention from philosophers, historians, and anyone interested in moral philosophy and its history. --Glenn Branch [via]
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- After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory: ISBN 0268006113 (0-268-00611-3)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr - After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory: ISBN 026800594X (0-268-00594-X)
Hardcover, University of Notre Dame Press - After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory: ISBN 0268006105 (0-268-00610-5)
Hardcover, University of Notre Dame Press - After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory: ISBN 0268035040 (0-268-03504-0)
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- After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory: ISBN 0268006113 (0-268-00611-3)
Against the Self-Images of the Age: Essays on Ideology and PhilosophyISBN 0268005877 (0-268-00587-7)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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Ethics And Politics: Selected EssaysISBN 0521670624 (0-521-67062-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Hegel: A Collection of Critical EssaysISBN 0268010676 (0-268-01067-6)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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Hume's Ethical Writings: Selections from David HumeISBN 0268010730 (0-268-01073-0)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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MarcuseISBN 0002115298 (0-00-211529-8)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Marxism and ChristianityISBN 0140213317 (0-14-021331-7)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Metaphysical Beliefs: Three EssaysISBN 0334010039 (0-334-01003-9)
Hardcover, S.C.M. Press
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Naming Evil, Judging EvilISBN 0226306739 (0-226-30673-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Naming Evil, Judging Evil'Book summary:[via]Is it more dangerous to call something evil or not to? This fundamental question deeply divides those who fear that the term oversimplifies grave problems and those who worry that, to effectively address such issues as terrorism and genocide, we must first acknowledge them as evil. Recognizing that the way we approach this dilemma can significantly affect both the harm we suffer and the suffering we inflict, a distinguished group of contributors engages in the debate with this series of timely and original essays.
Drawing on Western conceptions of evil from the Middle Ages to the present, these pieces demonstrate that, while it may not be possible to definitively settle moral questions, we are still ableand in fact are obligatedto make moral arguments and judgments. Using a wide variety of approaches, the authors raise tough questions: Why is so much evil perpetrated in the name of good? Could evil ever be eradicated? How can liberal democratic politics help us strike a balance between the need to pass judgment and the need to remain tolerant? Their insightful answers exemplify how the sometimes rarefied worlds of political theory, philosophy, theology, and history can illuminate pressing contemporary concerns.More editions of Naming Evil, Judging Evil:
The Religious Significance of AtheismISBN 0231063679 (0-231-06367-9)
Softcover, Columbia University Press
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Revisions: Changing Perspectives in Moral PhilosophyISBN 0268016178 (0-268-01617-8)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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A Short History of Ethics : A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the 20th CenturyISBN 026801759X (0-268-01759-X)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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Sociological Theory and Philosophical Analysis: A CollectionISBN 0333105214 (0-333-10521-4)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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The Tasks of Philosophy: Selected EssaysISBN 0521670616 (0-521-67061-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tasks of Philosophy: Selected Essays'Book summary:How should we respond when some of our basic beliefs are put into question? What makes a human body distinctively human? Why is truth an important good? These are among the questions explored in this 2006 collection of essays by Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the most creative and influential philosophers working today. Ten of MacIntyre's most influential essays written over almost thirty years are collected together here for the first time. They range over such topics as the issues raised by different types of relativism, what it is about human beings that cannot be understood by the natural sciences, the relationship between the ends of life and the ends of philosophical writing, and the relationship of moral philosophy to contemporary social practice. They will appeal to a wide range of readers across philosophy and especially in moral philosophy, political philosophy, and theology. [via]
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Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry: Encyclopaedia, Genealogy, and TraditionISBN 0268018774 (0-268-01877-4)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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Whose Justice? Which Rationality?ISBN 0268019444 (0-268-01944-4)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Whose Justice? Which Rationality?'Book summary:Whose Justice? Which Rationality?, the sequel to After Virtue, is a persuasive argument of there not being rationality that is not the rationality of some tradition. MacIntyre examines the problems presented by the existence of rival traditions of inquiry in the cases of four major philosophers: Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Hume. [via]
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