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Episode #245 ... The Rival Moral Approaches of the Modern World - Alasdair Macintyre
April 12, 202632 min · 6,589 words
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Today we talk about the book Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry by Alasdair Macintyre. We talk about each of the different sets of assumptions people bring to moral debates that often contain the true location of the disagreement. Hope you love it.:) Sponsors: Nord VPN: Incogni: Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: Patreon: Social: Instagram: X: Facebook:
Highlighted moments
there is no view from nowhere when it comes to statements that we make about morality or value.
“Moral conversation becomes incommensurable, he says, without a shared conception of the good.”
“The aspiration for value neutrality led to a lack of self-awareness, which then led to all these problems we're talking about.”
“citizens of a truly genealogical civilization would be constantly undermining the very self they were trying to liberate.”
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