Whose Justice? Which Rationality?

Slight tear to dust jacket. Penciling on publishers page. 1988 true first edition first printing. Is there any cause or war worth risking one's life for? How can we determine which actions are vices and which virtues? MacIntyre professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University unravels these and other such questions by linking the concept of justice to what he calls practical rationality. He rejects the grab-what-you-can utilitarian yardstick adopted by moral relativists. Instead he argues that four wholly different incompatible ideas of justice put forth by Aristotle Augustine Aquinas and Hume have helped shape our modern individualistic world. In his unorthodox view each person seeks the good through an ongoing dialogue with one of these traditions or within Jewish non-Western or other historical traditions. This weighty sequel to After Virtue 1981 is certain to stir debate. | Pages: 440.