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Alasdair MacIntyre Quotes about Virtue

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Virtues are dispositions not only to act in particular ways, but also to feel in particular ways. To act virtuously is not, as Kant was later to think, to act against inclination; it is to act from inclination formed by

Virtues are dispositions not only to act in particular ways, but also to feel in particular ways. To act virtuously is not, as Kant was later to think, to act against inclination; it is to act from inclination formed by the cultivation of the virtues.

Alasdair MacIntyre
Thinking, Way, Virtue
Alasdair MacIntyre (2013). “After Virtue”, p.175, A&C Black

The good life for man is the life spent in seeking for the good life for man, and the virtues necessary for the seeking are those which will enable us to understand what more and what else the good life for man is.

Alasdair MacIntyre
Good Life, Men, Virtue
Alasdair MacIntyre (2013). “After Virtue”, p.254, A&C Black

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