Paperback. 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. This work compares humans to other intelligent animals, drawing conclusions about human social life and our treatment of those whom it argues we should no longer call "disabled". It shows that humans are independent but they are also dependent animals who must learn in order to stay independent. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Dependent Rational Animals (Paperback)
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., Chicago, IL
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 081269452X
ISBN 13: 9780812694529
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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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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Alasdair MacIntyre is currently Arts and Sciences Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.

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