Dependent Rational Animals by Alasdair Macintyre

Dependent Rational Animals by Alasdair Macintyre

This compares humans to other intelligent animals, drawing conclusions about human social life and our treatment of those whom he argues we should no longer call "disabled." The author argues that human beings are independent, practical reasoners, but they are also dependent animals who must learn from each other in order to remain largely independent. To flourish, humans must acknowledge the importance of dependence and independence, both of which are developed in and through social relationships. This requires the development of a local community in which individuals discover their own "goods" through the discovery of a common Good.

MacIntyre, Alasdair: -

Alasdair MacIntyre retired from teaching in 2010 and is now an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and a permanent senior distinguished research fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. During his lengthy academic career, he also taught at Brandeis University, Duke University, Vanderbilt University, and Boston University. He is the author of the award-winning After Virtue. His other publications include two volumes of essays and numerous books, including Whose Justice? Which Rationality? and Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry: Encyclopaedia, Genealogy, and Tradition.

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ISBN 13	9780812694529
ISBN 10	081269452X
Title	Dependent Rational Animals
Author	Alasdair Macintyre
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Year published	2001-06-07
Number of pages	180
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