MacIntyre's Aristotelianism

MacIntyre's Aristotelianism
seminar group , Reason, and Faith group
José Ángel Lombo. Pamplona, May 21, 2026.

To mark the first anniversary of the death of philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, the group May seminar will begin with presentation on MacIntyre, seminar the seminar .

The book*Alasdair MacIntyre and Modernity*(Eunsa, 2026) is presented. This Issue various contributions dedicated to interpreting the thought of Alasdair MacIntyre and its relevance to understanding some of the major contemporary philosophical debates: internship rationality, virtue, tradition, human dependence, the critique of liberal modernity, and the relationship between ethics, community, and truth.

The presentation moderated by Sergio Sánchez Migallón, a member of CRYF, and will feature the book’s publisher authors.

Remarks by José Manuel Giménez Amaya

Remarks by Jorge Martín Montoya Camacho

Remarks by Eloy Villanueva Cruz 

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“MacIntyre’s Aristotelianism: From Moral Excellence to Mutual Dependence”

speaker: José Ángel Lombo, graduate Philosophy from the University of Navarra and a Ph.D. from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, with a thesis the concept of the person in Thomas Aquinas. He has taught Philosophical Anthropology and General Ethics at various academic institutions in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. His recent research focuses on the relationship between philosophy and the biological sciences—especially neuroscience—addressing issues such as the human body, affectivity, freedom, and habits.

speakersummary : The lecture as its starting point the well-known statement from the preface to the third edition of *After Virtue* (2007), in which Alasdair MacIntyre argues that Thomas Aquinas was “a better Aristotelian than Aristotle.” Building on this core topic , the lecture will reconstruct MacIntyre’s intellectual evolution toward Aristotelianism and Thomism, showing how this led him to revise some of his thesis : the need for a metaphysical foundation of the human good, the importance of a biological understanding of virtue, and the recognition of vulnerability and mutual dependence as constitutive conditions of the moral life. From this perspective, MacIntyre’s thought appears as an open philosophical tradition, capable of integrating conservation and progress within the horizon of the relationship between truth and freedom.

Text for the exhibition José Ángel Lombo