The Josias Podcast

The Josias Podcast, Special Episode: Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue (Re-Release)

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May 23, 2025
The discussion pays tribute to Alasdair MacIntyre, highlighting his impact on moral philosophy through his work 'After Virtue.' Delve into the deceptive themes within Mozart's operas, revealing the stark contrast between music and moral implications. Explore how emotivism complicates modern moral discourse, especially in contentious issues like abortion. The evolution of moral philosophy is examined, contrasting pre-modern values with contemporary standards. Finally, engage with the tension between ethics and aesthetics as philosophical giants like Kierkegaard and Nietzsche are debated.
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Emotivism Defines Modern Morality

  • Emotivism explains moral discourse as emotional expression and manipulation, not reasoned argument.
  • McIntyre claims modern culture operates largely as if emotivism is true despite diverse moral claims.
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Modernity Breeds Manipulative Relations

  • Manipulation arises when people treat others as means, not ends, ignoring their true goals.
  • Modern social roles like esthete, manager, and therapist embody manipulative relations rather than genuine moral engagement.
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Enlightenment Dismantled Teleology

  • The Enlightenment broke from Aristotelian teleology, losing man as a functional concept with a natural end.
  • This led to moral injunctions clashing with a view of man as selfish, causing the failure of Enlightenment moral projects.
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