This volume offers a cross-disciplinary exploration of Alasdair MacIntyre's provocative approach to governance, drawing on insights from philosophy, economics, sociology, business ethics, and organizational studies. The chapters explore how MacIntyre’s theory is applied to diverse institutional contexts, including education, medicine, and technology, addressing contemporary challenges in governance and ethical decision-making.
Bringing together well-known scholars from the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry (ISME) at the University of Navarra, this book critically examines the role of governing institutions in shaping practices and traditions. It highlights MacIntyre’s distinction between practices and institutions, addressing how these concepts influence ethical governance, leadership, and community-building in today's complex societal landscapes.
Contributors explore key themes such as the development of virtues within institutions, the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence, the moral foundations of education, and the governance of professions like medicine and land management. This volume also engages with contemporary issues, offering practical insights for fostering ethical decision-making and community participation in an increasingly technocratic world.
MacIntyre and the Practice of Governing Institutions is an essential resource for scholars of political philosophy, ethics, and governance, as well as for practitioners looking to navigate the ethical challenges posed by modern institutions. By examining how MacIntyre's thought applies to real-world issues, this book provides both theoretical depth and practical strategies for promoting human flourishing through virtuous governance.
Table of Contents:
Introduction.- Part I Practices Institutions, and Governance.- Inseparable Rivals On the Social Ontology of Practices vs Institutions.- Thomistic Aristotelians on PracticesGoverning, and Institutions.- Is Management a MacIntyrean Practice?.- Self-governance and Narratives Forming Leadership Capacities with Stories.- Part II Traditions and Institutions: Challenges and Responses.- Why Do Universities Have Students MacIntyrean Reflections on the Aims of Higher Education.- MacIntyre's Rationalities of Traditions and the Question of Divine Foreknowledge.- Chronic Moral Injury in the Medical Professions.- Cornerstones of Shared Hope.- Part III Technology and Ethical Governance.- Governing Technology: A MacIntyrean approach to the ethics of artificial intelligence.- The Practice of Governing while Resisting the Dominant Technocratic Paradigm: MacIntyre and Pope Francis.
About the Author :
Dulce M. Redín, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Navarra's School of Economics and Business. Her research focuses on the ethics of corporate governance, the role of compliance in organizational integrity, and the application of virtue ethics to leadership, sustainability, and AI ethics. She has published in leading journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Business and Society, and AI & Society. Dr. Redín is the Principal Investigator of the research projects "Governing ESG: The Role of Purpose, Ethics, Compliance, and Innovation." She is also a member of the executive committee of the Virtue Ethics in Business research network and contributes to interdisciplinary projects on ethical leadership and corporate governance.
Dr. Garrett W. Potts is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at USF. His work focuses on religio-cultural competence, particularly in the areas of Health, Business, & Religion. To date, his research examines virtuous leadership and the importance of empathy and active listening while striving to engage respectfully with others' religious and cultural backgrounds. Dr. Potts teaches multiple undergraduate courses around these topics. Additionally, Dr. Potts has published on servant leadership, work as a calling, moral injury, and spiritual caregiving.
Omowumi Ogunyemi obtained her first degree in medicine and surgery and worked as a medical practitioner in Nigerian hospitals before her post-graduate studies in Philosophy. She holds a licentiate degree and a doctorate in philosophy (Anthropology and Ethics - with summa cum laude) from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome.
She is an experienced academic, teaching applied philosophy at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Her research interests include interdisciplinary approaches to narratives and the applications of narrative philosophy to different fields. Specific topics include: the temporal experience of humans and narrative self-understanding; self-leadership, character strengths, virtues, the ethics of artificial intelligence and responsible computing, business ethics (including the ethical use of AI in businesses), and the relationship of these topics to narratives.
