Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues

Open Court (1999)
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According to the author of "After Virtue, " to flourish, humans need to develop virtues of independent thought and acknowledged social dependence. This book presents the moral philosopher's comparison of humans to other animals and his exploration of the impact of these virtues.

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Alasdair MacIntyre
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