Towards Virtue

This book is a study of Alasdair MacIntyre's virtueproject. MacIntyre is placed in the context of thevirtue tradition he seeks to recover; specialattention is paid to Aristotle and Aquinas both ofwhom are important resources for MacIntyre. Thisstudy then highlights key developments in the historyof ethics and explains the rise of the Enlightenmentand the displacement of the virtue tradition.MacIntyre's influential critique of the Enlightenmentis outlined before a summary of his own virtueproject is detailed. The author then surveys andresponds to key critiques of MacIntyre's work andends with an examination of what MacIntyre's projectmeans to the church. This book provides a usefulintroduction and summary of MacIntyre's project whichwill be valuable to anyone interested in MacIntyre orthe revival of virtue ethics.