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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on MacIntyre, Individualism, and Modern Moral Philosophy by Roderick T. Long
“Other examples could be woman, lover, parent, Quaker, chess Grandmaster, Arabic speaker, and connoisseur. … But of the examples of practical identity listed above, most are personal and discretionary, and none except soldier has any strong link …
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on MacIntyre, Individualism, and Modern Moral Philosophy by David Potts
In reply to Michael Brazier. Hi Michael, Thanks for your reply (it may be the only one I get!). Concerning your first paragraph, a few points. First, remember that MacIntyre’s leading example of a culture in which virtues and the human good were strong…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on MacIntyre, Individualism, and Modern Moral Philosophy by Michael Brazier
Indeed, you have not perfectly understood MacIntyre’s meaning. By “traditional European society” MacIntyre means Europe of the High Middle Ages – which, as Henrich points out, was not a culture in which family relationships were…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Morals and the Free Society: 10. Aristotelianism, Part 2—Economic Analysis Can Reveal Natural, Social Human Functions by MacIntyre, Individualism, and Modern Moral Philosophy | Policy of Truth
[…] to develop the prosocial virtues. I have in fact advocated just this repeatedly on this blog (see here for a start). But the idea that this encouragement depends on one’s society having “a certain […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) MacIntyre, Individualism, and Modern Moral Philosophy
In 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre published the book what would make him famous (in the small world of professional philosophy): After Virtue. I read it soon after it was published, and it was way over my head. The book promoted the importance of history of philosophy, Greek philosophy in particular, and virtue ethics. Indeed, I believe…
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( Comments for ProSocial Libertarians ) Comment on Georgetown University Does Not Have a Speech and Expression Policy by Mustafa Erdogan
Exactly!
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