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Alasdair MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher known for his contributions to moral and political philosophy, particularly in the tradition of virtue ethics. Born in 1929, he has taught at several leading universities, including the University of Notre Dame.
Known for: After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory
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After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory
After Virtue is a seminal work of moral philosophy that critiques the fragmentation of modern ethical discourse and argues for a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics. MacIntyre contends that contemporary moral language has lost its grounding in coherent moral traditions, leading to emotivism and moral relativism. Through historical analysis, he traces the decline of virtue-based ethics from the Enlightenment to modernity and proposes a revival of the Aristotelian concept of virtue as a foundation for moral reasoning and community life.
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The Concept of Emotivism: Moral Judgments as Expressions of Preference
Among the many symptoms of our moral disorder, emotivism stands as central. Emotivism claims that when we say something is good, right, or virtuous, we are not expressing a judgment about the world but merely reporting our preferences or attitudes—essentially saying 'I approve of this' or 'boo to th...
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The Social Consequences of Emotivism: Bureaucratic and Managerial Morality
Once emotivism dominates ethical language, it reshapes the social order. The most visible manifestation is the rise of managerial and bureaucratic culture, which claims to offer morally neutral decision-making. But there is no neutrality in the organization of human lives; every system embodies some...
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About Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher known for his contributions to moral and political philosophy, particularly in the tradition of virtue ethics. Born in 1929, he has taught at several leading universities, including the University of Notre Dame. His work often explores the relationship be...
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Alasdair MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher known for his contributions to moral and political philosophy, particularly in the tradition of virtue ethics. Born in 1929, he has taught at several leading universities, including the University of Notre Dame. His work often explores the relationship be...
Alasdair MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher known for his contributions to moral and political philosophy, particularly in the tradition of virtue ethics. Born in 1929, he has taught at several leading universities, including the University of Notre Dame. His work often explores the relationship between ethics, tradition, and rationality, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential moral philosophers of the late twentieth century.
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