Alasdair MacIntyre: the Original Post-Liberal Philosopher

He theorized the return to the community spirit and boasted that he had melted the Beatles.I'm Alasdair MacIntyre, but if you don't already know, you probably shouldn't be in this class. That's how this undisputed protagonist of modern moral philosophy, who died two days ago at the age of...

Alasdair MacIntyre, renowned Catholic moral philosopher who wrote ‘After Virtue,’ dies at 96

The University of Notre Dame, where Alasdair MacIntyre was a permanent senior distinguished research fellow, confirmed the philosopher's death happened May 21.

Alasdair MacIntyre Leaves a Legacy to Wrestle With

Alasdair MacIntyre, the preeminent moral philosopher known for his critiques of liberal modernity, died yesterday at the age of ninety-six. Born in Glasgow in 1929 and teaching for the last several decades of his life in the United States, he traversed an idiosyncratic intellectual path. MacIntyre joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, then moving […]

Alasdair MacIntyre: the original post-liberal philosopher

Exam season is now looming in Cambridge, and I found myself yesterday morning in the gratifying position of urging undergraduates immersed in moral philosophy’s canonical figures not to neglect its contemporary titans. In any essay on Aristotle, Aquinas, Hume or Kant, I suggested, there would always be an opportunity to offer an insight that could [...]Read More...

MacIntyre, Classical Music, and Diapers

“Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025).” Christopher Kaczor remembers the life and legacy of his teacher: “I have never met, nor do I ever expect to meet, a philosopher as fascinating as the author of After Virtue. If we are waiting for Godot, he may well arrive before another—doubtless very different—Alasdair MacIntyre.” “The A.I. Mind Meld.” Nic Rowan describes the positive impact that using AI has on those who leverage it to double-click…

Alasdair MacIntyre, renowned Catholic moral philosopher who wrote 'After Virtue,' dies at 96

In the Flannery O'Connor short story "Good Country People," a mother ruefully wishes her offspring had chosen another career path than philosophy because, "You could not say, 'My daughter is a philosopher.' That was something that had ended with the Greeks and Romans."