"Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most influential and widely read moral philosophers of the last three or four decades. This remarkably erudite and comprehensive book is an indispensable guide for anyone who has a serious interest in twentieth-century moral and political philosophy." -Richard Kraut, author of The Quality of Life "The book is a sympathetic treatment of the ideas that have consistently run through MacIntyre's complicated career, but it doesn't hesitate to pose to MacIntyre tough-minded intellectual challenges. It is a genuine philosophical dialogue between two serious thinkers." -Ronald Beiner, author of Dangerous Minds "Provides a penetrating overview of the ideas of 20th-century moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre. . . . Perreau-Saussine proves a talented historian of ideas, cogently elucidating how such diverse traditions as Marxism, Catholicism, and Aristotelianism come together in MacIntyre's writings." -Publishers Weekly "[The book's] treatment of MacIntyre's religious struggles and his journey to the Catholic Church is perhaps its strongest part and will be a revelation to anyone accustomed to a more narrowly philosophical approach to MacIntyre's ideas." -Current "MacIntyre stands in the modern intellectual landscape as one of tradition's great champions, but he was never a particularly happy warrior, even though he had a great deal to say about what makes men happy. Anyone who is intrigued by these puzzles will find this book of considerable interest." -Law & Liberty "Alasdair MacIntyre: An Intellectual Biography by Emile Perreau-Saussine seeks to defend the Scottish philosopher's standing as one of the most profound theorists of capitalist modernity on either side of the Atlantic. . . . [A]long the way we do learn a great deal about MacIntyre's life and how it informed his unique blend of Marxist-Catholic Scholasticism." -Jacobin "Alasdair MacIntyre is a moral philosopher of the first rank. . . . May our contemporaries be receptive to the wisdom and moderation that informs this splendid and timely book." -Claremont Review of Books "On the whole, this is a[n] . . . insightful essay in intellectual history. Or rather, it is three essays, dealing respectively with MacIntyre's politics, philosophy, and theology. The first covers MacIntyre's early involvement with the British New Left. . . . A second chapter deals with the philosophy of action and ethics. . . . A last chapter, on theology, sees Perreau-Saussine return to safer ground." -First Things "Emile Perreau-Saussine, in his recently translated Alasdair MacIntyre: An Intellectual Biography, presents himself as one such figure who can help initiate a novice philosopher into the MacIntyrean world. While the work was originally published in French in 2005, it nevertheless remains valuable nearly twenty years later in an Anglophone context, capturing the essential intellectual undercurrents which flow through MacIntyre's thought, as well as presenting a critical evaluation of his contribution." -The University Bookman "[F]or those who would like to consider the merits and demerits of liberal democracy in a judicious way, Emile Perreau-Saussine's critical study of one of antiliberalism's eminence grise is now available. It is both a specimen and a model of the sort of political philosophizing sorely needed in our trying times." -Law & Liberty "Alasdair MacIntyre: An Intellectual Biography, by the philosopher Emile Perreau-Saussine, is less an academic study than an essay on MacIntyrean themes. . . It's engaging and accessible." -The Nation "The real value of Perreau-Saussine's biography lies less in its exposition of MacIntyre's intellectual development than in its extended clarification of what is at stake in the questions MacIntyre explores. . . . For Perreau-Saussine, political progress will come when we better navigate these tensions within the liberal order, not when we seek to resolve them entirely outside it. Whether his eminent case proves his point is worth our careful reflection." -The Hedgehog Review