This essay offers a reflection on the role of narrative in understanding human action, taking Alasdair MacIntyre’s perspective as a key framework for rethinking the intelligibility of moral agency. Through a critical engagement with G.E.M. Anscombe and Stephen Brock, it highlights the epistemological function of narrative in accounting not only for explicit intentions, but also for the consequences of praeter intentionem, which often accompany human action. Far from being a mere interpretative tool, narrative emerges as the very structure within which action becomes intelligible, evaluable, and communicable. The narrative unity of moral life—rooted in historical and communal traditions—thus appears as a condition for genuine responsibility. The essay concludes by emphasizing the necessity of shared deliberation as a means to grasp the complexity of human motivation and to orient action toward the common good.
