{"product_id":"alasdair-macintyre-on-practical-philosophy-essential-works-paperback","title":"Alasdair MacIntyre on Practical Philosophy: Essential Works - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelvin Knight\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePeter Wicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis vital collection showcases the trajectory of MacIntyre's thought and the perennial significance of his work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's foremost philosophers for over half a century, Alasdair MacIntyre stands at the forefront of the revival of Aristotelianism in contemporary thought. \u003cem\u003eAlasdair MacIntyre on Practical Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an accessible introduction to MacIntyre's work while also providing a clear sense of how he continued to develop and refine his philosophy after the publication of \u003cem\u003eAfter Virtue\u003c\/em\u003e. This essential reader includes some of his most important works on ethics and politics, including unpublished pieces from his Common Goods and Political Reasoning project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the period between \u003cem\u003eAfter Virtue\u003c\/em\u003e and MacIntyre's final masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eEthics in the Conflicts of Modernity\u003c\/em\u003e, the collection shows how he came to understand Aristotelianism not merely as a rival to consequentialist and deontological ethical theories, but as a distinctive account of ethical inquiry, one that can illuminate both the sources of our contemporary moral disputes and the conditions under which true moral progress can be made. \u003cem\u003eAlasdair MacIntyre on Practical Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e also reveals how MacIntyre found vital resources for understanding and criticizing the irrationalities and injustices of contemporary society and politics in the Aristotelian tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelvin Knight is a reader in ethics and politics at London Metropolitan University, where he was the director of the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics from 2009 to 2020. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAristotelian Philosophy: Ethics and Politics from Aristotle to MacIntyre\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Wicks is a scholar-in-residence at the Elm Institute and a lecturer at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 442\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47578898464989,"sku":"9780268210557","price":97.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/NV0MBdI9ja9780268210557.webp?v=1773513508","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/alasdair-macintyre-on-practical-philosophy-essential-works-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}