ABSTRACT
Alasdair MacIntyre (1988) responds to the crisis by suggesting that we return to preEnlightenment traditions and agree universal values to judge human practices. He proposes a revival of the Aristotelian ethico-political view that the good life stems from a virtuous character, and that virtuous action is what a rational practical person would choose. He also suggests that it is possible to develop forms of communication in which constrained disagreement can flourish (1990), and suggests that universities can model such practices for society. While I agree with these ideas, I also take the view that it is impossible to roll back history. What is done is done; we now need to find new ways of dealing with what is yet to do.
