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Iris Murdoch, philosopher / edited by Justin Broackes.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murdoch, Iris.
- Philosophy, British--20th century.
- Philosophy, British.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 385 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Iris Murdoch was a notable philosopher before she was a notable novelist and her work was brave, brilliant, and independent. This volume presents essays by critics and admirers of her work together with a long Introduction on her career, reception, and achievement, an unpublished piece by Murdoch herself, and a memoir by her husband.
- Contents:
- Holy Fool and Magus / Peter Conradi
- 'Faint with secret knowledge' / Martha Nussbaum
- The Virtues of Metaphysics / Maria Antonaccio
- Iris Murdoch and Existentialism / Richard Moran
- The Exploration of Moral Life / Carla Bagnoli
- Iris Murdoch and the Prospects for Critical Moral Perception / Bridget Clarke
- Social Convention and Neurosis as Obstacles to Moral Freedom / Margaret Holland
- Iris Murdoch on Nobility and Moral Value / Roger Crisp
- For every Foot its own Shoe / Julia Driver
- Visual Metaphors in Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy / Lawrence Blum
- Psychopathy, Empathy, & Moral Motivation / Alison Denham.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2013).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-102132-6
- OCLC:
- 922972786
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