Alasdair MacIntyre
Critic of Modernity
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Peter McMylor | ISBN: | 9781134950140 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 18, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter McMylor |
| ISBN: | 9781134950140 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 18, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book is the first full length account of the significance of MacIntyre's work for the social sciences. MacIntyre's moral philosophy is shown to provide the resources for a powerful crititque of liberalism. His dicussion of the managerist and emotivist roots of modern culture is seen as the inspiration for a critical social science of Modernity
This book is the first full length account of the significance of MacIntyre's work for the social sciences. MacIntyre's moral philosophy is shown to provide the resources for a powerful crititque of liberalism. His dicussion of the managerist and emotivist roots of modern culture is seen as the inspiration for a critical social science of Modernity
