Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)

About this episode

The episode discusses Alasdair MacIntyre's book 'After Virtue' and explores the challenges of modern moral conversations.

Today we talk about the book After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. We talk about his genealogy of moral discourse. The teleologies of Aristotle. The failure of the Enlightenment moral project. Our modern culture of Emotivism and the sorts of characters that thrive in it. Shared practices and community as a way to revitalize moral conversation. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Stephen West

Topics covered

• moral discourse
• Emotivism
• community practices
• Aristotle
• Enlightenment
• moral conversations

Keywords

• moral philosophy
• Alasdair MacIntyre
• After Virtue
• Emotivism
• Aristotle
• moral conversations
• community

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Books & works: After Virtue

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