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Há 2 dias · Traditions, when vital, embody continuities of conflict.—Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue Very careful readers know that I am an admirer of Catholicism and Democracy (2012) by the late Émile Perreau-Saussine (1972-2010).
26 de mai. de 2024 · Justice is far more demanding than dignity because it emphasizes the proactive role society must play in ensuring each person has access to the goods needed to reach her ultimate end as a rational creature — knowledge and love of God. MacIntyre made this point by pointing to slavery and abortion.
Há 3 dias · Living Up to Liberal Commitments Means Confronting Capitalism. A new book argues that liberalism offers not just a set of institutional norms but a compelling way of thinking about human flourishing. To offer a complete account of the good life, liberalism needs to confront the structural injustices of capitalism.
Há 4 dias · For Alasdair MacIntyre, for example, the virtues are indispensable for individuals to be able to persevere in their pursuit of the good. Within this general framework, the present chapter aims to discuss to what extent the acquisition of virtues constitutes a factor of resilience, endowing each individual with a certain degree of “stability” in the face of life’s obstacles and adversities.
14 de mai. de 2024 · I have read and re-read and wrestled with Alasdair MacIntyre’s essay “Is Patriotism A Virtue?” many times over the years. He says that most people think patriotism is a virtue, but that liberals struggle to develop a coherent explanation of why that should be.
17 de mai. de 2024 · This paper examines how the contemporary virtue ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre can be applied to the issue of multinational tax avoidance, and considers the role that accountants play in these activities.
Há 2 dias · Like Weil and MacIntyre—or, for that matter, Foucault—Rose is the kind of thinker you could fall in love with, or fall out of love with, or feel wildly ambivalent about. She’s the kind of thinker who could shape your whole outlook—and not only your philosophical outlook—if you came across her on a syllabus.
