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Title: Kierkegaard After MacIntyre: Essays on Freedom, Narrative, and Virtue by John Davenport, Alasdair C. Macintyre, Philip L. Quinn, Anthony Rudd ISBN: 0-8126-9439-2 Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company Pub. Date: 10 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Reclaiming Kierkegaard from the "irrational."
Comment: It is easy to misunderstand such a subtle philosopher as Kierkegaard. From his cryptic style and pseudonymns creeps a message heavily veiled, and best understood by a select view. Both "existentialism" and "irrational" become easily misused buzz words far too often applied to Kierkegaard. This book argues that such has been the case with Alasdair MacIntyre in his book AFTER VIRTUE. Fortunately, those who seem most on the mark in their interpretations of Kierkegaard have been gathered here in this collection of essays defending Kierkegaard against MacIntyre's claims that Kierkegaard is an irrational fedeist. KIERKEGAARD AFTER MACINTYRE is a brilliant and responsible exposition of the depths and intricacies of "the father of existentialism" by, whom I believe to be, the most "well-versed" Kierkegaardian scholars. Most helpful in this book was the light it shed on the influence both Kant and Artistotle had on Kierkegaard's conception of the self and decision-making, and the importance of understanding what are Kierekgaard's thoughts through all the pseudonymity...especially when it comes to his writings on the Judge and the Aesthete in Either/Or.
The book is highly enjoyable with concise essays that make their points while citing the various passages of Kierkegaard. One can easily check their refences if one is skeptical of the context. And what I enjoyed most was the fairness of the book. MacIntyre himself ends the collection of essays, and has the last words in response to the book's claims that he has radically misunderstood Kierkegaard. A good read and a definite must for anyone who wants to stay on top of the issues at hand in Kierkegaardian scholarship.
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Title: After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory by Alasdair MacIntyre ISBN: 0268006113 Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Alasdair MacIntyre by Mark C. Murphy ISBN: 0521793815 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Whose Justice? Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacIntyre ISBN: 0268019444 Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr Pub. Date: December, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Narrative Ethics by Adam Zachary Newton ISBN: 0674600886 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Virtue Ethics: An Introduction (Prometheus Lecture Series) by Richard Taylor, John Donnelly ISBN: 1573929433 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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