MacIntyre, Alasdair

Introduction

Alasdair MacIntyre was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1929. He earned a bachelor’s degree in classics from University College London in 1949 before receiving a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Manchester in 1951. Between the years of 1951 and 1970, MacIntyre taught in numerous British universities including the University of Manchester, the University of Leeds, and the University of Oxford. In 1970, MacIntyre relocated to the United States where he has taught in many academic institutions including Boston University, Notre Dame, and Duke University. MacIntyre returned to Notre Dame in 2000 as the Senior Research Professor in the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture until he retired in 2010. In 2010, MacIntyre was awarded the Aquinas medal by the American Catholic Philosophy Association, and in 2012, he was presented with the Civitas Deimedal by Villanova University. MacIntyre has published many books and articles on a wide range of subjects and...