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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-101350122173
ISBN-139781350122178
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Number of Pages236 Pages
Publication NameVirtue Ethics and Contemporary Aristotelianism : Modernity, Conflict and Politics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
SubjectSocial, General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Political
TypeTextbook
AuthorAndrius Bielskis
Subject AreaPhilosophy
SeriesBloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Weight18.9 Oz
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ReviewsThe essays collected in this volume will be of great value to readers interested in the validity of MacIntyre's revival of Thomistic Aristotelianism and his engagement with modernity, capitalism, and twentieth-century philosophy. Critics and defenders of MacIntyre's approach, including MacIntyre himself, are well represented, as are the thinkers through which the value of Aristotle's ethics are discussed, including Marx, J. L. Austin, and Charles Taylor. The result is a fascinating exploration of some of the major issues, both practical and theoretical, confronting moral and social philosophy today., "The essays collected in this volume will be of great value to readers interested in the validity of MacIntyre's revival of Thomistic Aristotelianism and his engagement with modernity, capitalism, and twentieth-century philosophy. Critics and defenders of MacIntyre's approach, including MacIntyre himself, are well represented, as are the thinkers through which the value of Aristotle's ethics are discussed, including Marx, J. L. Austin, and Charles Taylor. The result is a fascinating exploration of some of the major issues, both practical and theoretical, confronting moral and social philosophy today." --Richard Kraut, Charles and Emma Morrison Professor in the Humanities, Northwestern University, USA "Drawing on a wide range of sources from different traditions, the collection makes for a thoroughly informative exploration of Aristotelian virtue ethics. Front and centre are themes from MacIntyre's work, especially flourishing in the political community, which makes this collection of 14 essays an essential read for those interested in understanding MacIntyre's programme." --Joachim Aufderheide, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, King's College London, UK "This volume is a welcome addition to the literature on Aristotelian political theories. It relates the MacIntyrean views to various debates inside and outside of Aristotelian theories. MacIntyre allows diversity, criticism and dialogue, unlike the misunderstood view of communitarianism. This book embodies the spirit of such a criticism-oriented MacIntyrean community." -- The Classical Review, This volume is a welcome addition to the literature on Aristotelian political theories. It relates the MacIntyrean views to various debates inside and outside of Aristotelian theories. MacIntyre allows diversity, criticism and dialogue, unlike the misunderstood view of communitarianism. This book embodies the spirit of such a criticism-oriented MacIntyrean community., Drawing on a wide range of sources from different traditions, the collection makes for a thoroughly informative exploration of Aristotelian virtue ethics. Front and centre are themes from MacIntyre's work, especially flourishing in the political community, which makes this collection of 14 essays an essential read for those interested in understanding MacIntyre's programme.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal171.3
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Aristotelian Tradition of Virtues, Andrius Bielskis (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania) , Eleni Leontsini (University of Ioannina, Greece) , and Kelvin Knight (London Metropolitan University, UK) Part I. The Aristotelian Tradition of Virtues 1. Four - or More - Political Aristotles, Alasdair MacIntyre (University of Notre Dame, USA & London Metropolitan University, UK) 2. Plato and Aristotle on Human Nature and Society, Richard Stalley (University of Glasgow, UK) 3. 'Managers would not need subordinates and masters would not need slaves': Aristotle's Oikos and Oikonomia Reconsidered, Andrius Bielskis (Mykolas Romeris University & Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania) 4. Aristotle and Two Senses of Happiness, Buket Korkut Raptis (University of Mugla, Turkey) 5. 'Going through Time Together': Aristotelian Friendship and the Criterion of Time, Eleni Leontsini (University of Ioannina, Greece & Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania) 6. Byzantine Thomism: Aristotelianism and Thomas Aquinas' Reception in Byzantium, Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) Part II. Modernity, Conflict and MacIntyrean Aristotelianism 7. Aristotelianism, Austinianism and the Problem of the Good, Kelvin Knight (London Metropolitan University, UK) 8. Virtues and the Common Good: Alasdair MacIntyre Reads Aristotle, Christof Rapp (Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany) 9. Williams and MacIntyre on the Human Good and Ethical Objectivity, Apostolos Malakos (London Metropolitan University, UK) 10. MacIntyre's Nietzschean Anti-Modernism, Golfo Maggini (University of Ioannina, Greece) Part III. Moral Philosophy and Modern Social and Political Order 11. From Field to Forest? Exploring Limits of Virtue Ethics, Joseph Dunne (Du blin City University, Ireland) 12. Aristotle and the Politics of Recognition, Tony Burns (Universit y of Nottingham, UK) 13. Human Flourishing and Labour: Aristotle, MacIntyre, and Marx, Egidijus Mardosas (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania) 14. Alasdair MacIntyre's Aristotelianism: A Marxist Critique, Paul Blackledge (Northumbria University, UK) Index
SynopsisThis compelling and distinctive volume advances Aristotelianism by bringing its traditional virtue ethics to bear upon characteristically modern issues, such as the politics of economic power and egalitarian dispute. This volume bridges the gap between Aristotle's philosophy and the multitude of contemporary Aristotelian theories that have been formulated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Part I draws on Aristotle's texts and Thomas Aquinas' Aristotelianism to examine the Aristotelian tradition of virtues, with a chapter by Alasdair MacIntyre contextualising the different readings of Aristotle's philosophy. Part II offers a critical engagement with MacIntyrean Aristotelianism, while Part III demonstrates the ongoing influence of Aristotelianism in contemporary theoretical debates on governance and politics. Extensive in its historical scope, this is a valuable collection relating the tradition of virtue to modernity, which will be of interest to all working in virtue ethics and contemporary Aristotelian politics., This compelling and distinctive volume advances Aristotelianism by bringing its traditional virtue ethics to bear upon characteristically modern issues, such as the politics of economic power and egalitarian dispute. Clearly divided into three parts and featuring a contribution from Alasdair MacIntyre, this volume bridges the gap between Aristotle's philosophy and the multitude of contemporary Aristotelian theories that have been formulated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Part I draws on Aristotle's texts and Thomas Aquinas' Aristotelianism to examine the Aristotelian tradition of virtues, with a chapter by Alasdair MacIntyre contextualising the different readings of Aristotle's philosophy. Part II offers a critical engagement with MacIntyrean Aristotelianism, assessing MacIntyre's development of Aristotelian themes and revealing their conflict with modernity. Firmly establishing the relevance of Aristotle's thought today, Part III demonstrates the ongoing influence of Aristotelianism in contemporary theoretical debates on governance and politics. Extensive in its historical scope, this is a valuable collection relating the tradition of virtue to modernity, which will be of interest to all working in virtue ethics and contemporary Aristotelian politics.
LC Classification NumberB485.V547 2020
