| Description |
xiv, 230 pages ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Selected essays ; v. 1 |
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MacIntyre, Alasdair C.
Essays. Selections ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Defining a philosophical stance. Epistemological crises, dramatic narrative, and the philosophy of science -- Colors, cultures, and practices -- Moral relativism, truth, and justification -- Hegel on faces and skulls -- What is a human body? -- Moral philosophy and contemporary social practice : what holds them apart? -- pt. 2. The ends of philosophical enquiry. The ends of life, the ends of philosophical writing -- First principles, final ends, and contemporary philosophical issues -- Philosophy recalled to its tasks, a Thomistic reading of Fides et Ratio -- Truth as a good : a reflection on Fides et Ratio. |
| Subject |
Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Essays.
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| ISBN |
0521854377 (hbk.) |
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9780521854375 (hbk.) |
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0521670616 (pbk.) |
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9780521670616 (pbk.) |
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9786610436873 |
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6610436878 |
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9780511168710 |
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0511168713 |
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