4588686 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 The most brilliant moral philosopher I've ever read. Like a firework show. I actually read, After Virtue over the summer but just decided to make a thread about it now. He's a Marxist turned Catholic. Any of you heard of him/have any thoughts on him? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_MacIntyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 MacIntyre is a total stud. [i]After Virtue[/i] rocked my world when I was an undergrad philosophy student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaBenedicta Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) MacIntyre is very much a genius. I'm definitely not enamored by him, however. I disagree with some of his narrative. I particularly dislike his definition of "the good life." I've been told that some of his short-comings in "After Virtue" are made up for in "Dependent Rational Animals" I've not yet read it, although I've considered purchasing a copy. I'm not sure I'll bother, though. While MacIntyre is certainly a genius, I don't this his is the solution against modernity. Edited February 7, 2011 by TeresaBenedicta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 *oops* accidentally stumbled into a smart person's thread. my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 [IMG]http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/NoonienSoong_2006/sad_keanu.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I know him Class with him changed my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 [quote name='thedude' timestamp='1297121367' post='2209861'] I know him Class with him changed my life. [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 [quote name='thedude' timestamp='1297121367' post='2209861'] I know him Class with him changed my life. [/quote] Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she_who_is_not Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Has anyone read his multi volume exploration of Edith Stein? It's on my post grad school reading list. I was also adored After Virtue. It was the bright spot in my Contemporary Ethical Problems class in College. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 [quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1297123533' post='2209877'] [/quote] [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' timestamp='1297124126' post='2209881'] Win. [/quote] It was a great blessing. I went from trying to pad my transcript with philosophy to reading Aristotle over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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