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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.
6. März 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 study of ethics by one of the foremost moral philosophers in the English-speaking world.”
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In this classic work, Alasdair MacIntyre examines the historical and conceptual roots of the idea of virtue, diagnoses the reasons for its absence in personal and public life, and offers a...
16. Nov. 2020 · Das Werk erschien 1981 als eine kulturkritisch-konservative, aber argumentativ glänzende und gewollt einseitige moralphilosophische Abhandlung, mit der MacIntyre die seiner Auffassung nach vollständig degenerierte moralische Kultur der Moderne radikal angreift.
28. Sept. 1982 · 5,751 ratings501 reviews. 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.”. Since that time, the book has ...
MacIntyre, a self-proclaimed Aristotelian, ultimately argues that Aristotle was wrong in his approach to morality, but that his arguments can be (are) broken down and restated to express a proper view. Basically, MacIntyre corrects Aristotle and helps us understand modern morality and the faults of arguments therein.
21. Okt. 2013 · After Virtue. Alasdair MacIntyre. A&C Black, Oct 21, 2013 - Philosophy - 352 pages. Highly controversial when it was first published in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has since...
