1st Edition

An Analysis of Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue

By Jon W. Thompson Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

102 Pages
by Macat Library

Alasdair MacIntyre’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. Instead, he suggested, if one wanted to build a rational theory for morality and moral actions, one would have to go all the way back to Aristotle. To... Read more

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

Biography

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