A comparative critique of the moral philosophies of Alasdair MacIntyre and John Hare | Posted on:2016-10-24 | Degree:Ph.D | Type:Thesis | University:The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Candidate:Freeman, Russell H | Full Text:PDF | GTID:2475390017475982 | Subject:Philosophy | Abstract/Summary: | | This dissertation argues that the Aristotelianism of Alasdair MacIntyre is more cogent than the prescriptive realism of John Hare. Chapter 1 introduces the relationship between moral philosophy and apologetics and presents the thesis of the dissertation. Chapter 2 surveys the Aristotelian elements of MacIntyre's moral philosophy and provides an argument that these aspects of MacIntyre's philosophy provide his Aristotelianism with significant explanatory scope. Chapter 3 continues an analysis of MacIntyre's philosophy. The argument of this chapter is that the Thomist elements of MacIntyre's philosophy further the explanatory scope of his Aristotelianism. The chapter concludes with a response to two major objections. Chapter 4 presents the moral philosophy of John Hare and argues that three areas that appear to provide explanatory scope do not. Chapter 5 summarizes the Kantian elements of John Hare's moral philosophy. The argument of chapter 6 is that the primary argument of MacIntyre's moral philosophy is sounder than the primary argument of John Hare's moral philosophy. Chapter 7 provides the conclusion of the dissertation and explores the implications of MacIntyre's Aristotelianism for Christian apologetics. | Keywords/Search Tags: | Moral, Chapter, John, Aristotelianism, Macintyre's, Dissertation | | Related items |
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