Vorwort
This volume on Alasdair MacIntyre's most seminal text, After Virtue, offers a multi-faceted exploration of its lasting significance.

Klappentext

"Since its publication in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has made a significant impact throughout the humanities disciplines. This new collection unpacks the influence of After Virtue on ethical and political theory, sociology and theology, and offers a multi-faceted exploration of its significance"--

Inhalt

Introduction; Part I. After Virtue and Ethical Theory: 1. After virtue and virtue ethics Tom Angier; 2. After virtue and happiness Jennifer Herdt; 3. After virtue: nietzsche or aristotle, institutions and practices Kelvin Knight; Part II. After Virtue and Political Theory: 4. After virtue's critique of liberalism David Rondel; 5. After virtue and the rise of postliberalism Nathan Pinkoski; 6. After virtue and conservatism David McPherson; 7. After virtue as a real utopia Jason Blakely; Part III. After Virtue and Narrative: 8. Form, style and voice in after virtue Stephen Mulhall; 9. After virtue, narrative and the human good Micah Lott; 10. After virtue as a narrative of revolutionary practical reason Christopher Lutz; Part IV. After Virtue beyond Philosophy: 11. Theological overtones in after virtue Charles Pinches; 12. Law as social practice: after virtue and legal theory Mark Retter; 13. After virtue, managers and business ethics Paul Blackledge.