George Orwell : the ethics of equality / Peter Brian Barry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barry, Peter Brian, 1974- author.

Series:

Philosophical outsiders.

Oxford scholarship online.

Philosophical outsiders

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orwell, George, 1903-1950--Philosophy.

Orwell, George.

Orwell, George, 1903-1950--Political and social views.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This work is written by a philosopher about George Orwell's philosophy, especially his ethics. Orwell is sometimes understood to be profoundly disinterested in philosophy, but he had much to say about philosophical matters, including humanism, the good life, free will and moral responsibility, equality, liberty, justice, and more. Peter Brian Barry examines all of Orwell's collected works, including his fiction, journalism, essays, book reviews, diaries, and correspondence to make the case for Orwell's relevance as a philosophical thinker.

Contents:

Cover

Series

George Orwell

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. George Orwell: Philosophical Outsider

2. George Orwell: The Age's Advocate

3. Orwell on Free Will and Moral Responsibility

4. Orwellian Moral Psychology

5. Orwellian Decency

6. Orwell's Egalitarianism

7. George Orwell and Left-​Libertarianism

8. Orwell's Incomplete Case for Socialism

A Note on Citations

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 21, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Barry, Peter Brian George Orwell

ISBN:

0-19-762743-9

0-19-762741-2

0-19-762742-0