Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)

February 11
36 mins

Episode Description

Today we talk about the book After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. We talk about his genealogy of moral discourse. The teleologies of Aristotle. The failure of the Enlightenment moral project. Our modern culture of Emotivism and the sorts of characters that thrive in it. Shared practices and community as a way to revitalize moral conversation. Hope you love it! :)


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