After Virtue by Alastair MacIntyre

Cross posting from Raleigh Philosphy Book Club.
We will be reading the following chapters from After Virtue:

Ch1,2, 14-16

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About the Author:
Alasdair MacIntyre is a Scottish moral and political philosopher known for his work on ethics, theology, and the history of philosophy. A leading figure in contemporary virtue ethics, MacIntyre has taught at Oxford, Princeton, and Notre Dame, and has profoundly influenced modern debates on morality

About the Book:
After Virtue (first published in 1981) is a landmark work in moral philosophy. In it, MacIntyre argues that modern moral discourse is in a state of fragmentation and incoherence, a result of the Enlightenment's failed attempt to provide a rational foundation for ethics. He calls for a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics, rooted in community and tradition, to restore moral meaning.

Chapter 1 – A Disquieting Suggestion:
MacIntyre proposes that modern moral discourse resembles a post-apocalyptic remnant of ethics, stripped of coherent foundations.

Chapter 2 – The Nature of Moral Disagreement Today and the Claims of Emotivism:
He argues that contemporary moral debates are interminable because they are based on emotivism, reducing moral claims to expressions of personal preference.

Chapter 14 – The Nature of the Virtues:
Virtues are defined as traits needed to achieve internal goods within practices and to sustain the narrative of a meaningful life.

Chapter 15 – The Virtues, the Unity of a Human Life, and the Concept of a Tradition:
A virtuous life is a coherent narrative embedded within a living tradition that provides purpose and moral direction.

Chapter 16 – From the Virtues to Philosophy:
Engaging with virtue inevitably leads to philosophical inquiry rooted in shared traditions and communal understandings of the good.