The MacIntyre Reader

Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most controversial philosophers and social theorists of our time. He opposes liberalism and postmodernism with the teleological arguments of an updated Thomistic Aristotelianism. It is this tradition, he claims, which presents the best theory so far about the nature of rationality, morality and politics.

Summary

Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most controversial philosophers and social theorists of our time. He opposes liberalism and postmodernism with the teleological arguments of an updated Thomistic Aristotelianism. It is this tradition, he claims, which presents the best theory so far about the nature of rationality, morality and politics.

Product details

• Authors: Kelvin Knight, K Knight, Kelvin Knight
• Assisted by: Kelvin Knight (Editor), Kelvin (London Metropolitan University) Knight (Editor), Knight Kelvin (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.1998
• EAN: 9780745619750
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-1975-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 425 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & social sciences, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Society and Social Sciences