Alex Bavister‐Gould
Biographic Data
| ID | 10657843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Bavister‐Gould |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Bavister‐Gould |
| SIGNATURE | GOULD A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bernard Williams
A central component of Bernard Williams' political realism is the articulation of a standard of legitimacy from within politics itself: LEG. This standard is presented as basic, inherent in all political orders and the best way to underwrite fundamental liberal principles particular to the modern state, including basic human rights. It does not require, according to Williams, a wider set of liberal values. In the following, I show that where Will…
The Uniqueness of After Virtue (or ‘Against Hindsight’)
The paper questions the extent to which MacIntyre’s current ethical and political outlook should be traced to a project begun in After Virtue. It is argued that, instead, a critical break comes in 1985 with his adoption of a ‘Thomistic Aristotelian’ standpoint. After Virtue’s ‘positive thesis’, by contrast, is a distinct position in MacIntyre’s intellectual journey, and the standpoint of After Virtue embodies substantial commitments not only in c…
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The Uniqueness of After Virtue (or ‘Against Hindsight’)
The paper questions the extent to which MacIntyre’s current ethical and political outlook should be traced to a project begun in After Virtue. It is argued that, instead, a critical break comes in 1985 with his adoption of a ‘Thomistic Aristotelian’ standpoint. After Virtue’s ‘positive thesis’, by contrast, is a distinct position in MacIntyre’s intellectual journey, and the standpoint of After Virtue embodies substantial commitments not only in c…
Bernard Williams
A central component of Bernard Williams' political realism is the articulation of a standard of legitimacy from within politics itself: LEG. This standard is presented as basic, inherent in all political orders and the best way to underwrite fundamental liberal principles particular to the modern state, including basic human rights. It does not require, according to Williams, a wider set of liberal values. In the following, I show that where Will…
Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Articulation (sociology) (1 work) · Environmental ethics (1 work) · Epistemic virtue (1 work) · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (1 work)