Dependent Rational Animals

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alasdair_MacIntyre
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:explores the nature of rationality in humans and animals
the role of dependence in moral philosophy
the importance of vulnerability and disability in ethics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dependent Rational Animals
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkbp:ISBN 9780812693973
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainArgument Human beings are dependent rational animals who require virtues for flourishing.
gptkbp:pages 192
gptkbp:publicationYear 1999
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Open_Court
gptkbp:subject gptkb:philosophy
ethics
virtue ethics
gptkbp:subtitle Why Human Beings Need the Virtues
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alasdair_MacIntyre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4