Abstract
In this paper I discuss Revolutionary Aristotelian (RA) social philosophy and propose a direction for its further development. RA refers to the more radical readings of Aristotelian works of Alasdair Macintyre, readings that seek to develop Aristotelianism as a form of a critical theory of society. In my paper I seek two objectives. First, to discuss the notion of practical reason as developed by RA and to show its importance in the context of contemporary social conflicts. Central to this understanding of practical reason is the idea of virtues as certain qualities of mind and character that allow people to pursue their individual and collective flourishing against the corrupting power of market and state. Here I acknowledge a certain limitation of RA so far: that the place of social and political conflict for the development of practical reason remains insufficiently developed. Thus, secondly, I propose that in order to advance RA we must develop an account of what I name as “the virtues of social resistance“.
Presenters
Egidijus MardosasPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Civic, Political, and Community Studies
KEYWORDS
REVOLUTIONARY ARISTOTELIANISM, PRACTICAL REASON, VIRTUE, SOCIAL CONFLICT
