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After MacIntyre: The moral philosopher who changed the world

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Scottish Catholic moral and political philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre died May 22 at the age of 96. It is no exaggeration to say that MacIntyre changed the world. His 1981 book “After Virtue” is arguably the most important book of moral and political philosophy of the 20th century.  MacIntyre more fully developed the themes of “After Virtue” in two subsequent books, “Whose Justice? Which Rationality?” (1988) and “Three Rival Versions of Moral Enq…

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He not only bequeathed us a diagnosis of modernity, but an invitation to live with purpose in a world that, as he feared, continues to confuse freedom with whim.

The Scottish-American philosopher contributed significantly to today's rediscovery of Aristotelian ethics. "After virtue", he wrote one of the most important virtuous works of the 20th century.

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