Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most controversial philosophers and social theorists of our time. He opposes liberalism and postmodernism with the teleological arguments of an updated Thomistic Aristotelianism. It is this tradition, he claims, which presents the best theory so far about the nature of rationality, morality and politics.

Editora s Introduction. Part I: Establishing the Project:. "Notes from the Moral Wilderness". Part II: Combining Social Science with Moral Theory:. a Social Science Methodology as the Ideology of Bureaucratic Authoritya . a The Claims of a After Virtuea . After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory (extracts). Part III: Establishing a Tradition of Practical Rationality:. a Precis of Whose Justice? Which Rationality?a . a Practical Rationalities as Forms of Social Structurea . a Plain Persons and Moral Philosophy: Rules, Virtues and Goodsa . Part IV: Challenging Contemporary Philosophy:. Whose Justice? Which Rationality? (extracts). First Principles, Final Ends and Contemporary Philosophical Issues. a Moral Relativism, Truth and Justificationa . Part V: Challenging Contemporary Politics:. a The Theses on Feuerbach: A Road Not Takena . a Politics, Philosophy and the Common Gooda . Part VI: Reflecting on the Project:. An Interview with Giovanna Borradori. An Interview for Cogito. Guide to Further Reading. Bibliography. Index.