Dependent Rational Animals
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Dependent Rational Animals is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that argues for an ethics grounded in human vulnerability, dependence, and our nature as rational, social animals.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dependent Rational Animals Context triple: [Alasdair MacIntyre, notableWork, Dependent Rational Animals]
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A.
The Sentiment of Rationality
"The Sentiment of Rationality" is an essay by philosopher William James that explores how our need for emotional satisfaction and psychological comfort shapes what we consider rational belief.
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B.
The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
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C.
Essays on the Anthropology of Reason
"Essays on the Anthropology of Reason" is a collection of essays by anthropologist Paul Rabinow that explores how concepts of reason, knowledge, and modernity are shaped and practiced in contemporary societies.
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D.
The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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E.
Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action
Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action is a philosophical work that develops a systematic account of human action and rational agency within the broader tradition of practical philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dependent Rational Animals Target entity description: Dependent Rational Animals is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that argues for an ethics grounded in human vulnerability, dependence, and our nature as rational, social animals.
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A.
The Sentiment of Rationality
"The Sentiment of Rationality" is an essay by philosopher William James that explores how our need for emotional satisfaction and psychological comfort shapes what we consider rational belief.
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B.
The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
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C.
Essays on the Anthropology of Reason
"Essays on the Anthropology of Reason" is a collection of essays by anthropologist Paul Rabinow that explores how concepts of reason, knowledge, and modernity are shaped and practiced in contemporary societies.
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D.
The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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E.
Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action
Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action is a philosophical work that develops a systematic account of human action and rational agency within the broader tradition of practical philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
abstract accounts of rational agency
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autonomous individualism in ethics ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
conception of humans as dependent rational animals
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ethics grounded in human dependence ⓘ ethics grounded in human vulnerability ⓘ |
| author | Alasdair MacIntyre ⓘ |
| continuesArgumentFrom |
After Virtue
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Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry ⓘ Whose Justice? Which Rationality? ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuities between humans and other animals
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embodied and social character of rationality ⓘ importance of care and dependency relations ⓘ role of communities in moral formation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions for the exercise of rational agency
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moral significance of human and animal vulnerabilities ⓘ social and institutional support for the virtues ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
dependent rational animal
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narrative unity of a life ⓘ practices of giving and receiving care ⓘ virtues of acknowledged dependence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
contemporary disability studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
animality
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disability and dependence ⓘ human dependence ⓘ human nature ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ practical rationality ⓘ social practices ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelianism
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Thomism ⓘ |
| proposes |
ethics attentive to disability, childhood, and old age
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revised account of the virtues ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
After Virtue
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Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry ⓘ Whose Justice? Which Rationality? ⓘ |
| setsInContext | human rationality within animal life-forms ⓘ |
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