In three controversial books "After Virtue, Whose Justice?", "Which Rationality?" and "Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry" - Alasdair MacIntyre set out to convince us that modern society and modern thought were in a serious muddle. But what exactly is MacIntyre's position on those key themes which figure in his analysis of the modern muddle: virtues, rules, practices, traditions, good, reason, truth, incommensurability, fact, value? Why does he consider Aristotle, Aquinas and Nietzsche so important? Why does he pour ...
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In three controversial books "After Virtue, Whose Justice?", "Which Rationality?" and "Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry" - Alasdair MacIntyre set out to convince us that modern society and modern thought were in a serious muddle. But what exactly is MacIntyre's position on those key themes which figure in his analysis of the modern muddle: virtues, rules, practices, traditions, good, reason, truth, incommensurability, fact, value? Why does he consider Aristotle, Aquinas and Nietzsche so important? Why does he pour scorn on the current revival in applied ethics? What exactly does he mean by the three rival frameworks of tradition, encyclopaedia and genealogy? It is only when we have gained an understanding of these matters that we are in a position to ask him some critical questions - questions like "Does your account of moral philosophy make sense?" and "Does your account make more sense than other accounts?" It is these questions that this book addresses.
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