The Tasks of Philosophy, Volume 1: Selected Essays

How should we respond when some of our basic beliefs are put into question? What makes a human body distinctively human? Why is truth an important good? These are among the questions explored in this 2006 collection of essays by Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the most creative and influential philosophers working today. Ten of MacIntyre's most influential essays written over almost thirty years are collected together here for the first time. They range over such topics as the issues raised by different types of relativism, what it is about human beings that cannot be understood by the natural sciences, the relationship between the ends of life and the ends of philosophical writing, and the relationship of moral philosophy to contemporary social practice. They will appeal to a wide range of readers across philosophy and especially in moral philosophy, political philosophy, and theology.

Author: Alasdair MacIntyre
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/08/2006
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780521854375

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 6

About the Author
MacIntyre, Alasdair: - Alasdair MacIntyre is Senior Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His publications include After Virtue (1981), Dependent Rational Animals (1999) and numerous journal articles.