Books by Alasdair MacIntyre
“If you’re a teen doing philosophy at school, it’s probably a little bit easier to deal with than After Virtue. After Virtue is very famous and important, but it’s a big, sustained argument, and therefore can be quite difficult, whereas you can dip in and out of The Short History of Ethics.” Read more...
The best books on Philosophy for Teens
Andrew Brower Latz, Teacher
“MacIntyre’s point is that we think we’re talking about morality, but actually we’re just left with the fragments of morality. Because what’s been lost is the central idea of human beings as creatures with an inherent end or purpose.” Read more...
Edward Skidelsky, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Alasdair MacIntyre were recommended
The best books on Virtue, recommended by Edward Skidelsky
British philosopher Edward Skidelsky tells us about virtue from Plato to the modern day, and says Jane Austen got it right when she wrote about passion
The best books on Liberty and Morality, recommended by Peter Berkowitz
The Hoover Institution scholar explores five books that he believes teach us something about how we are “failing to understand, appreciate and defend our liberty”
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Metaphysical Horror
Leszek Kolakowski (trans. by Agnieszka Kolakowska) -
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Mortal Questions
by Thomas Nagel -
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A Short History of Ethics
by Alasdair MacIntyre -
4
Modernism as a Philosophical Problem: On the Dissatisfactions of European High Culture
by Robert B. Pippin -
5
The Spiritual Dimension: Religion, Philosophy and Human Value
by John Cottingham
The best books on Philosophy for Teens, recommended by Andrew Brower Latz
The best books on Philosophy for Teens, recommended by Andrew Brower Latz
Dr Andrew Brower Latz, Head of Philosophy at Manchester Grammar School, talks about why it’s important to study philosophy and recommends five books to get an interested teen started.
