An Analysis of Alasdair Macintyre's After Virtue

ISBN-13: 9781912303076 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 102 str.

Thompson, Jon W.

Opis

One of the most vital and controversial works in twentieth-century world moral philosophy, After Virtue (1981) examines how we think about, talk about, and act out our moral views in the modern world.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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