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Dependent rational animals : why human beings need the virtues / Alasdair MacIntyre.
| Author/creator | MacIntyre, Alasdair C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, ©1999. |
| Description | xiii, 172 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Paul Carus lecture series ; 20 Paul Carus lectures ; 20th ser. ^A39720 |
| Contents | Vulnerability, dependence, animality -- Humans as contrasted with, humans as included in the class of animals -- The intelligence of dolphins -- Can animals without language have beliefs? -- How impoverished is the world of the nonhuman animal? -- Reasons for action -- Vulnerability, flourishing, goods, and 'good' -- How do we become independent practical reasoners? How do the virtues make this possible? -- Social relationships, practical reasoning, common goods, and individual goods -- The virtues of acknowledged dependence -- The political and social structures of the common good -- Proxies, friends, truthfulness -- Moral commitment and rational enquiry. |
| Local note | Little-329701--305131025346X |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 99011357 |
| ISBN | 0812693973 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BJ1012 .M326 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |