Practices: The Aristotelian Concept
Abstract: Social practices are widely regarded as the bedrock that turns one’s spade, beneath which no further justifications for action can be found. Followers of the later Wittgenstein might therefore be right to agree with Heideggerians and neo-pragmatists that philosophy’s traditional search for first principles should be abandoned. However, the concept of practices has played a very different role in the philosophy of Alasdair MacIntyre. Having once helped lead the assault on foundationalism in both moral and social philosophy, his elaboration of an Aristotelian’ concept of practices in After Virtue has since led him to embrace a metaphysical teleology. This paper attempts to outline MacIntyre’s Aristotelian concept, and to identify its ethical, political and philosophical significance.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Practices: The Aristotelian Concept ; volume:30 ; number:1 ; year:2008 ; pages:317-329 ; extent:13
Analyse & Kritik ; 30, Heft 1 (2008), 317-329 (gesamt 13)
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Knight, Kelvin
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10.1515/auk-2008-0118
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404171632009.777648808731
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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