After Virtue Flashcards
Chapter 1 synopsis
Imagines a world where society rejects science and destroys scientific knowledge, then regrets its decision and attempts to bring science back
Consequences of chapter 1
Since only parts of science remain, people start practicing it without really understanding it or how to use it
Conclusion of chapter 1
The way we use the language of morality in the real world is the same chaotic state as science is in his imaginary world
Why cant his chapter 1 hypothesis be accepted?
A lack of evidence either way
We inherently do not recognise the current state that we are in
MacIntyre on modern practices
They think they can see the chaos of the way we use oral language but actually cannot, since they are born from it and do not have the faculties to look past it
MacIntyre on history
Vital to understanding philosophy
Since academic history has only been a thing for 2 centuries it still has the issue of perspective from more language
Chapter 7 synopsis
Since we are understanding virtue as obeying certain rules, we must come up with some rules
We cannot achieve this in modern individualist culture
This has extreme consequences for justice
Why modern individualist culture is an issue
It provides no framework for deciding between, e.g. the left and right wings of politics
Academics MacIntyre uses
Robert Nozick
John Rawls
Why does he use these academics?
To demonstrate that, due to the discord in moral language and philosophy’s too systematic and scientific approach, there is no framework for decision.
E.g. abortion in U.S.: both sides of view’s conclusions follow from their premises, but the starting premises are incompatible. There is also no real hope for finding a consensus on the matter
Macintyre on rational agent
The one in the contentious situation who would make the decision.
We are not behind a veil of ignorance
Appealing to that premise begs the question: why choose A over B?
