Pursuing Virtue: Theoretical Studies in Ethics: Theoretical Studies in Ethics

Author: Alasdair MacIntyre
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: MacIntyre argues that in the modern world as prescribed by the Enlightenment, any effort to justify any moral claim on any grounds is doomed to fail. This leads to the vacuity of moral discourse and practice in the contemporary world: although the language and appearance of morality still exist, its substance no longer does. The only purpose of the language of morality is control. This book has inspired philosophical research on virtue, revitalized traditionalist and communitarian thought, and sparked valuable controversies in the history of moral philosophy. The Pursuit of Virtue is worthy of attention from philosophers, historians, and anyone interested in moral philosophy and its history.