Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Alasdair MacIntyre
Born: January 12, 1929 (age 95)
Bio: Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre is a Scottish philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology.
Known for:
- After Virtue (1981)
- Whose Justice? Which Rationality? (1988)
- A Short History of Ethics (1966)
- Dependent rational animals (1999)
- Three rival versions of moral enquiry (1990)