Jon W. Thompson

An Analysis of Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue

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Produktbeschreibung

Alasdair MacIntyreâ s 1981 After Virtue was a ground-breaking contribution to modern moral philosophy. Dissatisfied with the major trends in the moral philosophy of his time, MacIntyre argued that modern moral discourse had no real rational basis.

Produktdetails

• The Macat Library
• Verlag: Macat International Limited
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 194mm x 126mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 130g
• ISBN-13: 9781912127795
• ISBN-10: 1912127792
• Artikelnr.: 48849897

Autorenporträt

Jon Thompson teaches in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London, where he is currently a PhD candidate.

Inhaltsangabe

Ways In to the Text Who was Alasdair MacIntyre? What does After Virtue
Say? Why does After Virtue Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The
Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The
Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main
Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in
the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module
10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12:
Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited