Alasdair MacIntyre's criticism to John Rawls' rational consensus

Authors

  • Eduardo Ribeiro Moreira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Victor Hugo Maia Osorio Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1677-2954.2021.e79930

Keywords:

Treinamento de Força, Velocidade de Contração, Repetição Máxima

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral critique against the theory suggested by John Rawls concerning the difficulty of rational consensus to define the criteria of the original position, in order to elaborate the basic theory of society. This paper also characterizes the essential elements of MacIntyre’s theory as an alternative to Rawls’ model by using concepts like the narrative of humans’ life, the practice and the tradition and how these help in the elaboration of a rational criterion that is appropriate to the behaviors of particular lives. Finally, some criticism to MacIntyre’s theory will be exposed for the purpose of theoretical improvement and update.

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Published

2021-10-29

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2021): Dossier The Critical Theory of Theodor W. Adorno + Continuous Flow

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Articles - Continuous Flow

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