Table of Contents

Ways In to the Text Who was Alasdair MacIntyre? What does After Virtue Say? Why does After Virtue Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

About the Author

Jon Thompson teaches in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London, where he is currently a PhD candidate.