Reflections on Alasdair MacIntyre

Everyday philosophy: Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral bombshell

The philosopher’s 1981 book After Virtue suggested that modern morality is fragmented and rootless – an argument that still stands today

Reflections on Alasdair MacIntyre

The world lost an intellectual giant on May 21st, 2025, when Alasdair MacIntyre passed away at 96 years of age. MacIntyre, whose published books alone number over two dozen, began his career with a decidedly Marxist philosophical bent but by the end of his life had become influential on a generation of students and thinkers associated more with conservatism (an “ism” which MacIntyre, of course, disavowed). His role in attracting interest to virt…