Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues

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Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues - Paperback

Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues - Paperback

by Alasdair MacIntyre
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Book Overview

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.
ISBN9780812694529
Author Alasdair MacIntyre
PublisherOpen Court
GenrePhilosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2001
LanguageENG- English
Pages180
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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