Alasdair MacIntyre

Alasdair MacIntyre
MacIntyre in 2009
Born
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre

(1929-01-12)12 January 1929
Glasgow, Scotland
Died21 May 2025(2025-05-21) (aged 96)
Alma materQueen Mary College, London
University of Manchester
University of Oxford
Notable workAfter Virtue (1981)
Spouses
  • Ann Peri
    (m. 1953; div. 1963)
  • Susan Margery Willans
    (m. 1963; div. 1977)
  • Lynn Sumida Joy
    (m. 1977)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School
Institutions
Academic advisorsDorothy Emmet
Main interests
Notable ideas
  • Revival of virtue ethics
  • internal and external goods
  • rationality of traditions
  • predecessor culture

Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (12 January 1929 – 21 May 2025) was a Scottish philosopher. He was best known for work on moral and political philosophy. He was also known for his work in history of philosophy and theology. He was Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics (CASEP) at London Metropolitan University, and an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland.

MacIntyre died on 21 May 2025 in South Bend, Indiana at the age of 96.[1][2]

Works

  • After Virtue (1981)
  • Whose Justice? Which Rationality? (1988)
  • Three Rival Versions of Moral Inquiry (1990)
  • Dependent Rational Animals (1999)

References

  1. Kaczor, Dr Christopher (2025-05-22). "Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025)". Word on Fire. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  2. "Alasdair MacIntyre, Philosopher Who Saw a 'New Dark Ages,' Dies at 96". The New York Times. June 2, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.