An edition of After virtue (1981)

After virtue

a study in moral theory

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An edition of After virtue (1981)

After virtue

a study in moral theory

3rd ed.
  • 4.0 (2 ratings) ·
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  • 4 Have read

'After Virtue' provides a re-evaluation of contemporary moral philosophy. The author elaborates his position on the connection between philosophy and history, relativism, and the relation of moral philosophy to theology.

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Publisher
Duckworth
Language
English
Pages
286

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Cover of: After virtue
After virtue: a study in moral theory
2007, Duckworth
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: After Virtue
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Third Edition
March 1, 2007, University of Notre Dame Press
Paperback in English - 3rd Edition edition
Cover of: Tras la virtud
Tras la virtud
October 2001, Crítica
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: After Virtue
After Virtue
September 4, 1997, Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: After virtue
After virtue: a study in moral theory
1985, Duckworth
in English - 2nd ed with postscript.
Cover of: After Virtue
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Second Edition
August 30, 1984, University of Notre Dame Press
Paperback in English - 2nd Edition edition
Cover of: After virtue
After virtue: a study in moral theory.
1981, University of Notre Dame Press
in English
Cover of: After virtue
After virtue: a study in moral theory
1981, Duckworth
in English
Cover of: After Virtue : A study in moral theory
After Virtue : A study in moral theory
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Table of Contents

A disquieting suggestion
The nature of moral disagreement today and the claims of emotivism
Emotivism : social content and social context
The predecessor culture and the Enlightenment project of justifying morality
Why the Enlightenment project of justifying morality had to fail
Some consequences of the failure of the Enlightenment project
'Fact', explanation and expertise
The character of generalisations in social science and their lack of predictive power
Nietzsche or Aristotle?
The virtues in heroic societies
The virtues at Athens
Aristotle's account of the virtues
The virtues, the unity of a human life and the concept of a tradition
From the virtues to virtue and after virtue
Justice as a virtue : changing conceptions
After virtue : Nietzsche or Aristotle, Trotsky and St. Benedict.

Edition Notes

Previous edition: 1985.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
170
Library of Congress
BJ1012 .M33 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 286 pages
Number of pages
286

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37780717M
Internet Archive
aftervirtuestudy0000maci_e7a6
ISBN 10
0715636405
ISBN 13
9780715636404
OCLC/WorldCat
763619723

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