VÝZNAM PRAXE PRE TEÓRIU: REKONŠTRUKCIA ARGUMENTU ALASDAIRA MACINTYRA

• Authors: Kuna Marian

Title variants

EN

Significance of practice for theory: A reconstruction of Alasdair MacIntyre’s argument

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The term of practice plays an important role in MacIntyre's philosophy. He uses it in two different ways: either generally as contrast with theory or as a specifically defined term within his Neo-Aristotelianism. These two meanings are independent from each other. The paper is a reconstruction of MacIntyre's argument concerning the notion of practice in its general sense and as related to the concept of theory. First, it analyses practice as opposite to theory, and its Marxist roots; second, it outlines the post-Marxist revolutionary 'Benedictine' vision of MacIntyre's Thomistic Aristotelianism; third, the issue in question is exemplified via the mutual relationship between political philosophy and politics; finally, several implications of the author's argument are suggested. The paper claims that those engaged in elaboration, critique and implementation of political and/or moral theories may benefit from MacIntyre's insightful account of the significance of practice for theory.

Keywords

EN

ARISTOTLE; IDEOLOGY; MACINTYRE ALASDAIR; MARX KARL; POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PRACTICE; THEORY; THOMISM

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 64
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 827-838
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kuna Marian

• Marian Kuna, Katedra filozofie, Filozoficka fakulta KU, Hrabovska cesta 1, 034 01 Ruzomberok, Slovak Republic; www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/filozofia

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CEJSH db identifier

10SKAAAA075921