Alasdair MacIntyre obituary

Provocative philosopher who argued that current morality has been cut off from its roots ‘largely thanks to the Enlightenment’

John Fletcher obituary

Other lives: Literary scholar and academic who had a long friendship and correspondence with the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett

Ronald Atkins obituary

Guardian jazz critic for over 30 years who also contributed widely to respected music books

Michael Allaby obituary

Other lives: Ecological thinker who wrote 100 books on the environment, including A Blueprint for Survival with Edward Goldsmith

Joseph Nye obituary

US international affairs scholar who pointed to soft power as a complement to military and economic might

Peter Lovesey obituary

Crime writer known for his ‘history-mystery’ series about the Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb

June Goodfield obituary

Other lives: Scientist, historian, writer and film-maker who forged a role for herself at the interface between science and society

Neil Hornick obituary

Other lives: Co-founder and long-serving artistic director of the Phantom Captain experimental theatre company

Carol Diethe obituary

Other lives: Lecturer in the history of ideas who became one of the UK’s leading Nietzsche scholars

John Loveday obituary

Other lives: Headteacher who wrote a novel, a children’s book, several volumes of poetry and a memoir

Johnny Green obituary

Other lives: Road manager for the Clash who wrote a book about his time with the punk band

Martin Lee obituary

Other lives: Print consultant who worked with leading designers to produce high-end books such as Designed by Apple in California