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Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues

by Alasdair Macintyre

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To flourish, humans need to develop virtues of independent thought and acknowledged social dependence. In this book, a leading moral philosopher presents a comparison of humans to other animals and explores the impact of these virtues.
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ISBN:
9780812694529
Subtitle:
Why Human Beings Need the Virtues
Author:
Macintyre, Alasdair
Publisher:
Open Court Publishing Company
Subject:
General
Subject:
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Subject:
Ethics
Subject:
Virtues
Subject:
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Date:
May 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
180
Dimensions:
8.47x5.49x.50 in. .59 lbs.
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