Against the Self-Images of the Age
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Against the Self-Images of the Age is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that critically examines modern culture’s dominant self-understandings and challenges prevailing assumptions about rationality, morality, and social life.
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Target entity: Against the Self-Images of the Age Context triple: [Alasdair MacIntyre, notableWork, Against the Self-Images of the Age]
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The Image as Burden
The Image as Burden is a renowned painting by contemporary artist Marlene Dumas that explores themes of intimacy, vulnerability, and the emotional weight of representation.
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Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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Speculum Hominis
Speculum Hominis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through an extensive mirror-for-mankind framework.
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Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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In Her Own Image
In Her Own Image is a novel by journalist and author Anna Murdoch Mann that explores the emotional complexities and inner lives of its female protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Self-Images of the Age Target entity description: Against the Self-Images of the Age is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that critically examines modern culture’s dominant self-understandings and challenges prevailing assumptions about rationality, morality, and social life.
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A.
The Image as Burden
The Image as Burden is a renowned painting by contemporary artist Marlene Dumas that explores themes of intimacy, vulnerability, and the emotional weight of representation.
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B.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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C.
Speculum Hominis
Speculum Hominis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through an extensive mirror-for-mankind framework.
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D.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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E.
In Her Own Image
In Her Own Image is a novel by journalist and author Anna Murdoch Mann that explores the emotional complexities and inner lives of its female protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge dominant self-images of modern culture
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to criticize prevailing conceptions of rationality ⓘ to question modern moral and social assumptions ⓘ |
| author | Alasdair MacIntyre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | Essays on Ideology and Philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of modern culture
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critique of modern self-understanding ⓘ modernity ⓘ morality ⓘ rationality ⓘ social life ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
self-images of the age
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tradition-constituted rationality ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionCritiqued |
emotivism
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liberal individualism ⓘ positivism ⓘ value-neutral social science ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
How do social practices shape self-understanding?
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What grounds moral judgment? ⓘ What is rationality? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelianism
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Thomism ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Short History of Ethics
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After Virtue ⓘ Whose Justice? Which Rationality? ⓘ |
| subject |
Enlightenment rationality
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critique of liberalism ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ ideology ⓘ modern moral theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
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