Alasdair C. MacIntyre
Born 1929
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (born 12 January 1929) is a Scottish philosopher, primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy, but also known for his work in history of philosophy and theology. MacIntyre's After Virtue (1981) is widely recognised as one of the most important works of Anglophone moral and political philosophy in the 20th century. He is senior research fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics (CASEP) at London Metropolitan University, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, and Permanent Senior Distinguished Research Fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. During his lengthy academic career, he also taught at Brandeis University, Duke University, Vanderbilt University, and Boston University.
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Quotes
“A striking feature of moral and political argument in the modern world is the extent to which it is innovators, radicals, and revolutionaries who revive old doctrines, while their conservative and reactionary opponents are the inventors of new ones.”
A Short History of Ethics “Virtues are dispositions not only to act in particular ways, but also to feel in particular ways. To act virtuously is not, as Kant was later to think, to act against inclination; it is to act from inclination formed by the cultivation of the virtues.”
After Virtue, p. 149 “The idioms of therapy have invaded all too successfully such spheres as those of education and of religion.”
After Virtue, pp. 30-31
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Books by Alasdair C. MacIntyre in order
Books by Alasdair C. MacIntyre in the order they were published, from The Unconscious (1958) to Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity (2016).
- 1The Unconscious
The Unconscious1958 - 2Difficulties in Christian BeliefDifficulties in Christian Belief1959
- 3A Short History of Ethics
A Short History of Ethics1966 - 4The Religious Significance of Atheism
The Religious Significance of Atheism1966 - 5Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse1970 - 6Marcuse
Marcuse1970 - 7Hegel
Hegel1977 - 8After Virtue
After Virtue1981 - 9Against the Self-images of the Age
Against the Self-images of the Age1983 - 10Is Patriotism a Virtue?Is Patriotism a Virtue?1984
- 11Marxism and Christianity
Marxism and Christianity1988 - 12Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?1988 - 13Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry
Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry1990 - 14Après la vertuAprès la vertu1997
- 15The MacIntyre Reader
The MacIntyre Reader1998 - 16Dependent Rational Animals
Dependent Rational Animals2001 - 17Die Anerkennung der Abhängigkeit. Über menschliche Tugenden
Die Anerkennung der Abhängigkeit. Über menschliche Tugenden2001 - 18Edith Stein
Edith Stein2005 - 19Ethics and Politics
Ethics and Politics2006 - 20The Tasks of Philosophy
The Tasks of Philosophy2006 - 21Ética Y Política. Ensayos Escogidos .
Ética Y Política. Ensayos Escogidos .2009 - 22God, Philosophy, Universities
God, Philosophy, Universities2009 - 23What Happened in and to Moral Philosophy in the Twentieth Ce
What Happened in and to Moral Philosophy in the Twentieth Century?2013 - 24Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity
Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity2016