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Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)
February 11, 202636 min · 7,661 words
Show notes
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!:) Sponsors: Nord VPN: Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: Patreon: Social: Instagram: X: Facebook:
Highlighted moments
Imagine people still use terms like gravity in everyday discussion. They may talk about the nucleus of something in a conversation. They may talk about the inertia of their career. But imagine they use these scientific terms without the foundation that made sense of these things in the first place.
“That whole skill of being able to take a conflict about what matters and translate it into a, you know, just do your job kind of technical problem, that becomes super valuable in a world where nobody can rationally settle what the ends should or shouldn't be about.”
“planting turnips is not a practice, farming is.”
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