After Virtue (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alasdair MacIntyre
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Philosophy
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Subjects: Justice, Culture, Values, Tradition, Law or legislation, Moral conditions, Ethics, Government
Form and Content
After Virtue is an extended philosophical argument, informed by linguistic, historical, and sociological analyses, that seeks to explain the continuing irresolution of modern moral disputes; to critique the modern bureaucratic state and the claims of management science; and to provide an alternative to emotivist ethics in the form of a refashioned conception of the Aristotelian idea of virtue.
Written both for the practicing philosopher and for the interested layperson, the book arose from author Alasdair MacIntyre’s growing conviction that...
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