After Virtue
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After Virtue is a highly influential 1981 work of moral and political philosophy by Alasdair MacIntyre that critiques modern ethical theory and argues for a return to an Aristotelian virtue ethics tradition.
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| After Virtue canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: After Virtue Context triple: [Alasdair MacIntyre, notableWork, After Virtue]
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Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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The Wages of Virtue
The Wages of Virtue is an early 20th-century adventure novel set in the French Foreign Legion, known for its themes of honor, sacrifice, and colonial military life.
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Virtute et Veritate
Virtute et Veritate is the Latin school motto of Pocklington School, expressing its guiding values of virtue and truth.
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The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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The Right and the Good
The Right and the Good is a 1930 work of moral philosophy by W. D. Ross that introduces his influential theory of prima facie duties and defends an intuitionist, pluralistic approach to ethics.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: After Virtue Target entity description: After Virtue is a highly influential 1981 work of moral and political philosophy by Alasdair MacIntyre that critiques modern ethical theory and argues for a return to an Aristotelian virtue ethics tradition.
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A.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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B.
The Wages of Virtue
The Wages of Virtue is an early 20th-century adventure novel set in the French Foreign Legion, known for its themes of honor, sacrifice, and colonial military life.
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C.
Virtute et Veritate
Virtute et Veritate is the Latin school motto of Pocklington School, expressing its guiding values of virtue and truth.
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D.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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E.
The Right and the Good
The Right and the Good is a 1930 work of moral philosophy by W. D. Ross that introduces his influential theory of prima facie duties and defends an intuitionist, pluralistic approach to ethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of moral philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Alasdair MacIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
Enlightenment attempts to provide a rational justification of morality failed
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a coherent moral theory requires a teleological account of human life ⓘ modern moral discourse is in a state of grave disorder ⓘ virtues are intelligible only within traditions and practices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Kantian ethics
NERFINISHED
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emotivism ⓘ liberal individualism ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry
NERFINISHED
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Whose Justice? Which Rationality? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
second edition
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third edition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ethics
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moral epistemology ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
communitarian political theory
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contemporary virtue ethics ⓘ moral philosophy in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian virtue ethics
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Aristotle ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomistic philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Aristotelian ethics
NERFINISHED
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Enlightenment ethics ⓘ emotivism ⓘ modern moral philosophy ⓘ moral relativism ⓘ tradition-constituted rationality ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
emotivist culture
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internal goods ⓘ narrative unity of a human life ⓘ practices ⓘ tradition-constituted enquiry ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
neo-Aristotelianism
NERFINISHED
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virtue ethics ⓘ |
| proposes |
a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics
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a tradition-based account of rationality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Notre Dame Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfOpening | hypothetical post-apocalyptic world ⓘ |
| structure | divided into three main parts ⓘ |
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