After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Second Edition

Discusses The Nature Of Moral Disagreement, Nietzsche, Aristotle, Heroic Societies, And The Virtue Of Justice. In A New Chapter, Macintyre Elaborates His Position On The Relationship Of Philosophy To History, The Virtues And The Issue Of Relativism, And The Relationship Of Moral Philosophy To Theology. A Disquieting Suggestion -- The Nature Of Moral Disagreement Today And The Claims Of Emotivism -- Emotivism: Social Content And Social Context -- The Predecessor Culture And The Enlightenment Project Of Justifying Morality -- Why The Enlightenment Project Of Justifying Morality Had To Fail -- Some Consequences Of The Failure Of The Enlightenment Project -- Fact, Explanation And Expertise -- The Character Of Generalizations In Social Science And Their Lack Of Predictive Power -- Nietzsche Or Aristotle? -- The Virtues In Heroic Societies -- The Virtues At Athens -- Aristotle's Account Of The Virtues -- Medieval Aspects And Occasions -- The Nature Of The Virtues -- The Virtues, The Unity Of A Human Life And The Concept Of A Tradition -- From The Virtues To Virtue And After Virtue -- Justice As A Virtue: Changing Conceptions -- After Virtue: Nietzsche Or Aristotle, Trotsky And St. Benedict -- Postscript To The Second Edition. By Alasdair Macintyre. Icludes Bibliographical References ( P. [279]-281) And Index.