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The paper discusses Alasdair MacIntyre’s reading on the incommensurability and untranslatability ... more The paper discusses Alasdair MacIntyre’s reading on the incommensurability and untranslatability of the contemporary moral, social and political values. It explores MacIntyre’s arguments on the failure of the dominant liberal tradition to address the social conditions generated by the modern forms of pluralism. The paper highlights MacIntyre’s arguments on the exercise of virtues in the practices of localized communities furthering the claim that virtues cannot flourish apart from one’s allegiance to a particular tradition. The paper concludes by arguing that the life of virtue presupposes a moral formation that is engaged in the formulation of virtue-defining theories and the cultivation of virtue-forming practices.
This paper presents MacIntyre’s reading of the contemporary discourses in moral philosophy where ... more This paper presents MacIntyre’s reading of the contemporary discourses in moral philosophy where he has argued that modern-day debates appear as if they are interminable and incommensurable. MacIntyre however argues that pluralism is not a unique modern phenomenon. Pluralism has been present also in the classical times. Yet, there is a difference between the pre-modern pluralist conceptions of the good life and the disagreements that dominate the contemporary milieu. While pre-modern cultures accommodate the conception of a human telos that is shared in the concrete practice of the larger polis, contemporary moral discourses no longer have a common framework where discussions on moral issues may be based. It is the repugnance to any form of tradition that makes the modern and contemporary culture inhospitable to any conception of human telos. To initiate dialogue amidst pluralities, MacIntyre proposes a consideration of Aquinas’ approach to moral inquiry. He however warns against a puritan brand of Thomism that will rather lead to isolating Thomism instead of reasserting Aquinas’ relevance in our modern-day discourses on morality.
The paper discusses Alasdair MacIntyre’s reading on the incommensurability and untranslatability ... more The paper discusses Alasdair MacIntyre’s reading on the incommensurability and untranslatability of the contemporary moral, social and political values. It explores MacIntyre’s arguments on the failure of the dominant liberal tradition to address the social conditions generated by the modern forms of pluralism. The paper highlights MacIntyre’s arguments on the exercise of virtues in the practices of localized communities furthering the claim that virtues cannot flourish apart from one’s allegiance to a particular tradition. The paper concludes by arguing that the life of virtue presupposes a moral formation that is engaged in the formulation of virtue-defining theories and the cultivation of virtue-forming practices.
This paper presents MacIntyre’s reading of the contemporary discourses in moral philosophy where ... more This paper presents MacIntyre’s reading of the contemporary discourses in moral philosophy where he has argued that modern-day debates appear as if they are interminable and incommensurable. MacIntyre however argues that pluralism is not a unique modern phenomenon. Pluralism has been present also in the classical times. Yet, there is a difference between the pre-modern pluralist conceptions of the good life and the disagreements that dominate the contemporary milieu. While pre-modern cultures accommodate the conception of a human telos that is shared in the concrete practice of the larger polis, contemporary moral discourses no longer have a common framework where discussions on moral issues may be based. It is the repugnance to any form of tradition that makes the modern and contemporary culture inhospitable to any conception of human telos. To initiate dialogue amidst pluralities, MacIntyre proposes a consideration of Aquinas’ approach to moral inquiry. He however warns against a puritan brand of Thomism that will rather lead to isolating Thomism instead of reasserting Aquinas’ relevance in our modern-day discourses on morality.