Alasdair MacIntyre's Influence on 20th and 21st Century Philosophy

Speaker

• Peter Wicks, Ph. D., Elm Institute of Yale University

About the Speaker

Educated at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge before pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of Notre Dame, Wicks taught in the ethics program at Villanova University before joining the Elm Institute in 2015. His research focuses on the contemporary applications of Aristotelian ethical and political thought, the history and philosophy of higher education, and the psychology and ethics of argument and persuasion.

Location

Ft. Howard Theater, F.K. Bemis International

Start Date

3-23-2026 7:00 PM

Description

In this lecture, Peter Wicks discusses Alasdair MacIntyre’s emergence as one of the most influential voices in Anglophone philosophy. Widely credited with reviving virtue ethics, MacIntyre’s work went further, offering a radical critique of modern moral philosophy rooted in Aristotle. MacIntyre’s insights continue to shape ethical thought far beyond the academy.