MacIntyre (philosophy, U. of Notre Dame) has reconsidered and extended his ideas since the 1981 and 1984 editions, but retains his central thesis that it is only possible to understand the dominant mo
In this classic work, Alasdair MacIntyre guides the reader through the history of moral philosophy from the Greeks to contemporary times. He emphasizes the importance of a historical context to moral
Alasdair MacIntyre?whom Newsweek has called "one of the foremost moral philosophers in the English-speaking world"?here presents his 1988 Gifford Lectures as an expansion of his earlier work Whose Jus
Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the few professional philosophers whose writings span both technical analytical philosophy and those general moral or intellectual questions that laymen often suppose to b
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?, the sequel to After Virtue, is a persuasive argument of there not being rationality that is not the rationality of some tradition. MacIntyre examines the problems pr
Contending that Marxism achieved its unique position in part by adopting the content and functions of Christianity, MacIntyre details the religious attitudes and modes of belief that appear in Marxist
The overall argument of this book presupposes the truth of certain contentious philosophical theses: that human identity is primarily an animal identity, that understanding the resemblance between hum
MacIntyre (philosophy, U. of Notre Dame) thinks that lay Catholics, especially those engaged in current controversies that make philosophical claims, should know something about the history and tradit
Alasdair MacIntyre has written a selective history of the Catholic philosophical tradition, designed to show how belief in God informed and informs philosophical enquiry in different historical and so
To flourish, humans need to develop virtues of independent thought and acknowledged social dependence. In this book, a leading moral philosopher presents a comparison of humans to other animals and e
This is a paperbound reprint of a 2005 book. MacIntyre (philosophy, U. of Notre Dame, Indiana) discusses Stein's (1891-1942) beginnings as a philosopher and her life during that same decade. He attrib
MacIntyre (philosophy, U. of Notre Dame, Indiana) discusses Stein's (1891-1942) beginnings as a philosopher and her life during that same decade. He attributes the neglect of her work in English-langu
This volume explores the common ground between Marxism and Christianity. It argues that Marxism shares both the content and functions of Christianity because it inherits it from Christianity. It sets
Alasdair MacIntyre argues that Freud's conception of the unconscious is complicated by his tendency to use the term in two different ways. MacIntyre shows how Freud uses the term "unconscious" both as
Writing in an age that exalted reason, the Scottish-born skeptic David Hume was the first modern philosopher to emphasize the role of psychology, or “passion,” in the formulation of moral judgments an
A collection of writing by one of the most controversial philosophers and social theorists of our time, one who opposes liberalism and postmodernism with the teleological arguments of an updated Thomi
Is it more dangerous to call something evil or not to? This fundamental question deeply divides those who fear that the term oversimplifies grave problems and those who worry that, to effectively add
Knud Ejler Logstrup's The Ethical Demand is the most original influential Danish contribution to moral philosophy in this century. This is the first time that the complete text has been available in E
