Tradition in the Ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre: Relativism, Thomism, and Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739141489)

Tradition in the Ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre presents a stimulating intellectual history and expertly reasoned defense of this towering figure in contemporary American philosophy. Drawing on interviews and published works, Christopher Lutz traces MacIntyre's philosophical development and refutes the criticisms of the major thinkers--including Martha Nussbaum and Thomas Nagel--who have most vocally attacked him. Permanently shifting the debate on MacIntyre's oeuvre, Lutz convincingly demonstrates how MacIntyre's neo-Aristotelian ethical thought provides an essential corrective to the contemporary discussions of relativism and ideology, while successfully drawing on the objectivity of Thomistic natural law.


Author: Christopher Stephen Lutz
ISBN-10: 0739141481
ISBN-13: 9780739141489
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d