After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Second Edition by Alasdair MacIntyre

After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Second Edition



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After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Second Edition Alasdair MacIntyre
Language: English
Page: 304
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0268006113, 9780585311074
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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

Review

"After Virtue is a major contribution to contemporary ethical theory." -- America, November 14, 1981

"A provocative analysis of moral philosophy that warrants the attention of all moral philosophers, whatever their perspective." -- International Philosopical Quarterly, September 1982

"Not only an intellectually provocative book, but a sober and urgent one." -- The Key Reporter, Vol.XLVII, no.1, Fall 1981

"[A] vigorous and insightful work. . . .MacIntyre's strength is not in resolving our conflicts, but in challenging our assumptions." -- The Independent, July 4-17, 1986

"[O]ne of the most important books of the decade. . . ." -- Commonweal, February 1982

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