Thompson Jon W.
Thompson Jon W. - An Analysis Of Alasdair Macintyre's After Virtue - Paperback
Thompson Jon W. - An Analysis Of Alasdair Macintyre's After Virtue - Paperback
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Description: Alasdair Mac Intyre's 1981 After Virtue was a ground - breaking contribution to modern moral philosophy. Dissatisfied with the major trends in the moral philosophy of his time Mac Intyre argued that modern moral discourse had no real rational basis. Instead he suggested if one wanted to build a rational theory for morality and moral actions one would have to go all the way back to Aristotle. To build his arguments which are widely acknowledged to be as important as they are complex Mac Intyre relies on two critical thinking skills above all others: evaluation and interpretation. The primary goal of evaluation is to judge the strength or weakness of arguments asking how acceptable a given line of reasoning is and how adequate it is to the situation. In After Virtue Mac Intyre applies incisive evaluation skills to major positions and figures in moral philosophy one after the other showing how and why Aristotle's template remains a stronger way of considering moral questions. Throughout this process Mac Intyre also relies on his interpretative skills. As Mac Intyre knows clarifying meanings questioning definitions and laying down definitions of his key terms is as vital to advancing his arguments as it is to evaluating those of other philosophers.
Title: An Analysis Of Alasdair Macintyre's After Virtue
Author(s): Thompson Jon W.
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912127795
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 7/15/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
Description: Alasdair Mac Intyre's 1981 After Virtue was a ground - breaking contribution to modern moral philosophy. Dissatisfied with the major trends in the moral philosophy of his time Mac Intyre argued that modern moral discourse had no real rational basis. Instead he suggested if one wanted to build a rational theory for morality and moral actions one would have to go all the way back to Aristotle. To build his arguments which are widely acknowledged to be as important as they are complex Mac Intyre relies on two critical thinking skills above all others: evaluation and interpretation. The primary goal of evaluation is to judge the strength or weakness of arguments asking how acceptable a given line of reasoning is and how adequate it is to the situation. In After Virtue Mac Intyre applies incisive evaluation skills to major positions and figures in moral philosophy one after the other showing how and why Aristotle's template remains a stronger way of considering moral questions. Throughout this process Mac Intyre also relies on his interpretative skills. As Mac Intyre knows clarifying meanings questioning definitions and laying down definitions of his key terms is as vital to advancing his arguments as it is to evaluating those of other philosophers.
Title: An Analysis Of Alasdair Macintyre's After Virtue
Author(s): Thompson Jon W.
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912127795
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 7/15/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
