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Alasdair MacIntyre

1929 - Today

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Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (; born 12 January 1929) is a Scottish-American philosopher who has contributed to moral and political philosophy as well as history of philosophy and theology. MacIntyre's After Virtue (1981) is one of the most important works of Anglophone moral and political philosophy in the 20th century. He is senior research fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics (CASEP) at London Metropolitan University, emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, and permanent senior distinguished research fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alasdair MacIntyre has received more than 975,273 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Alasdair MacIntyre is the 472nd most popular philosopher, the 995th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 982nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alasdair MacIntyre ranks 472 out of 1,081. Before him are Stilpo, Dicaearchus, Roger Scruton, Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, and Vittorino da Feltre. After him are Plutarch of Athens, Ahmad Sirhindi, Zhiyi, Thomas Cajetan, Agrippa the Skeptic, and Dong Zhongshu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Alasdair MacIntyre ranks 96. Before him are Gerald Edelman, Fernanda Montenegro, Helmut Rahn, Abdel Halim Hafez, Ivar Giaever, and Yozo Aoki. After him are Georgi Markov, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bob Denard, John Polanyi, June Carter Cash, and Kjell Askildsen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alasdair MacIntyre ranks 995 out of 7,765. Before him are John Kay (1704), John E. Walker (1941), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Ray Milland (1907), James Mason (1909), and Sebastian Shaw (1905). After him are Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), James Stirling (1926), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Stephen Frears (1941), Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), and Joseph Wright of Derby (1734).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Alasdair MacIntyre ranks 29. Before him are John of Salisbury (1110), Francis Hutcheson (1694), Paul Grice (1913), Alan Watts (1915), Adam Ferguson (1723), and Roger Scruton (1944). After him are A. J. Ayer (1910), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Antony Flew (1923), Thomas Reid (1710), Alexander of Hales (1175), and John Austin (1790).

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