Macintyre''s After Virtue At 40

"Since its publication in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has made a significant impact throughout the humanities disciplines. This new collection unpacks the influence of After Virtue on ethical and political theory, sociology and theology, and offers a multi-faceted exploration of its significance"--

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. After Virtue and Ethical Theory: 1. After virtue and virtue ethics Tom Angier; 2. After virtue and happiness Jennifer Herdt; 3. After virtue: nietzsche or aristotle, institutions and practices Kelvin Knight; Part II. After Virtue and Political Theory: 4. After virtue's critique of liberalism David Rondel; 5. After virtue and the rise of postliberalism Nathan Pinkoski; 6. After virtue and conservatism David McPherson; 7. After virtue as a real utopia Jason Blakely; Part III. After Virtue and Narrative: 8. Form, style and voice in after virtue Stephen Mulhall; 9. After virtue, narrative and the human good Micah Lott; 10. After virtue as a narrative of revolutionary practical reason Christopher Lutz; Part IV. After Virtue beyond Philosophy: 11. Theological overtones in after virtue Charles Pinches; 12. Law as social practice: after virtue and legal theory Mark Retter; 13. After virtue, managers and business ethics Paul Blackledge.

Summary

Since its publication in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has made a significant impact throughout the humanities disciplines. This new collection unpacks the influence of After Virtue on ethical and political theory, sociology and theology, and offers a multi-faceted exploration of its significance.

Foreword

This volume on Alasdair MacIntyre's most seminal text, After Virtue, offers a multi-faceted exploration of its lasting significance.

Product details

• Authors: Tom (University of Cape Town) Angier
• Assisted by: Tom Angier (Editor), Angier Tom (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009074759
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0907475-9
• No. of pages: 285
• Series: Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Theology, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political science and theory, Academic style, Academism, Academicism