Aristotle is the most influential philosopher of practice, andKnight's new book explores the continuing importance ofAristotelian philosophy. First, it examines the theoretical basesof what Aristotle said about ethical, political and productiveactivity. It then traces ideas of practice through such figures asSt Paul, Luther, Hegel, Heidegger and recent Aristotelianphilosophers, and evaluates Alasdair MacIntyre's contribution.Knight argues that, whereas Aristotle's own thought legitimatedoppression, MacIntyre's revision of Aristotelianism separatesethical excellence from social elitism and justifies resistance.With MacIntyre, Aristotelianism becomes revolutionary.MacIntyre's case for the Thomistic Aristotelian traditionoriginates in his attempt to elaborate a Marxist ethics informed byanalytic philosophy. He analyses social practices in teleologicalterms, opposing them to capitalist institutions and arguing for thecooperative defence of our moral agency. In condensing these ideas,Knight advances a theoretical argument for the reformation ofAristotelianism and an ethical argument for social change.