![]() But Nietzsche is not just a rebel against modernity, he is also the summit of its tradition of liberal individualism. ![]() They culminate in Nietzsche’s realization that will to power is the only ground on which morality can rationally stand and subsequent rejection of shared morality. He sees modern philosophy as a kind of a reverse cargo cult that attempts to deduce accepted ethical doctrines from objective principles when those doctrines developed as pragmatic prescriptions to reach ends we no longer believe in.Ī succession of powerful critiques beginning in the Enlightenment confirm that this task is impossible. MacIntyre agrees with Nietzsche’s analysis of modernity, but believes there is an alternative to accepting Nietzsche’s prescription. This post is an attempt at a very high level understanding of that central argument. Unfortunately, MacIntyre doesn’t lay out the argument he is meticulously building, and the writing style and formatting makes separating central threads from sub-arguments difficult. The book covers a lot of ground, both in depth and breadth. ![]() Alasdair MacIntyre is a major figure in the modern revival of virtue ethics and After Virtue is a key text of that revival. ![]()
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