User talk:William Clements

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[edit] After Virtue

After Virtue

My comment copied from User talk:Batmanand : In your After Virtue page, I found it strange that Kierkegaard was deemed an Enlightenment philosopher, given the savageness of his attacks on Cartesian reflection and, indeed, the primacy of classical reason. MacIntyre credits him with "an understanding that the project of giving a rational vindication of morality has failed."

However. In context, MacIntyre sees K. as continuing the Enlightenment project, citing his conception of the ethical.

Still, I bet readers, as I did, trip over the "Enlightenment philosopher" designation applied to Søren Kierkegaard, thinking it a flat error. William Clements 01:13, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

His reply : MacIntyre's classification and compartmetalisation of certain philosophers with labels like "Enlightenment" is somewhat confusing, but as you say, it is as much to prove the points that he is trying to prove. If you disagree with the article as it is currently written, please change it - that is one of the beauties of Wikipedia! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Happy editting. Batmanand | Talk 11:21, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I wanted to see what Batmanand would say. I don't think MacIntyre actually labelled Kierkegaard as "Enlightenment" so I'm considering editing with phrase like "continued the enlightenment project" with respect to Kierkegaard.--William Clements 15:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)