Knight Aristotelian Philosophy

Ethics and Politics from Aristotle to MacIntyre
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-3821-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Aristotle is the most influential philosopher of practice, andKnight's new book explores the continuing importance ofAristotelian philosophy. First, it examines the theoretical basesof what Aristotle said about ethical, political and productiveactivity. It then traces ideas of practice through such figures asSt Paul, Luther, Hegel, Heidegger and recent Aristotelianphilosophers, and evaluates Alasdair MacIntyre's contribution.Knight argues that, whereas Aristotle's own thought legitimatedoppression, MacIntyre's revision of Aristotelianism separatesethical excellence from social elitism and justifies resistance.
With MacIntyre, Aristotelianism becomes revolutionary.MacIntyre's case for the Thomistic Aristotelian traditionoriginates in his attempt to elaborate a Marxist ethics informed byanalytic philosophy. He analyses social practices in teleologicalterms, opposing them to capitalist institutions and arguing for thecooperative defence of our moral agency. In condensing these ideas,Knight advances a theoretical argument for the reformation ofAristotelianism and an ethical argument for social change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knight, Kelvin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
1 Aristotle's Theoretical and Practical Philosophy 4
2 Christian Practice and Medieval Philosophy 41
3 Aristotle in Germany 64
4 A Revolutionary Aristotelianism 102
MacIntyre's Marxism 104
'Aristotelianism' 124
Social Ethics 144
Politics 167
Aristotelianism's Reformation 189
Conclusion 222
References 226
Index 244

Über Autor(innen)

Kelvin Knight is Director of the Centre forContemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics at theLondon Metropolitan University.