Iris Murdoch / Bridget Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Bridget, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements on women in the history of philosophy, 2634-4645.

Cambridge elements. Elements on women in the history of philosophy, 2634-4645

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murdoch, Iris.

Women philosophers--Ireland.

Women philosophers.

Women philosophers--England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Iris Murdoch is well-known for her moral philosophy, especially for the light it sheds on the inner life. This Element focuses on the political significance and contours of Murdoch's ethics. Its chief aim is to illuminate the affinities between Murdoch's concept of the individual and the Enlightenment ideal of a society in which people live together as free equals. There are five sections in this Element. Section 1 provides context for the discussion. Section 2 compares what Murdoch calls the liberal and naturalistic outlooks and argues that she develops a modified version of the naturalistic outlook to better support an Enlightenment sensibility. Sections 3 and 4 examine the three main features of Murdoch's 'naturalized' individual. Section 3 considers the individual's uniqueness and transcendence. Section 4 considers the individual's knowability through love. Section 5 offers some concluding remarks.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Iris Murdoch

Contents

1 The Political Significance of Murdoch's Moral Thought

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Approach

1.3 The Liberal Spirit

1.4 Context

1.5 Difficulties

1.6 Preview

2 The Individual and Her Background

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The Naturalistic and Liberal Outlooks

2.3 The Naturalistic Outlook and the Liberal Spirit

2.4 The Liberal Outlook and the Liberal Spirit: Part One

2.5 The Liberal Outlook and the Liberal Spirit: Part Two

2.6 The Liberal Outlook and the Liberal Spirit: Part Three

2.7 The Liberal Outlook and the Liberal Spirit: Part Four

2.8 The Liberal Outlook and the Liberal Spirit: Part Five

2.9 A Liberal Naturalism

2.10 Liberal Naturalism Developed

2.11 Summary

3 The Unique and Transcendent Individual

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Uniqueness

3.3 Uniqueness and Democracy

3.4 Uniqueness and Historicity

3.5 Transcendence

3.6 Summary

4 The Individual Revealed by Love

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Freedom

4.3 Compassion

4.4 Interlude

4.5 Attention

4.6 Love and Politics

5 Concluding Remarks

Abbreviations of Works by Murdoch

References

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-009-35816-2

1-009-35813-8

1-009-35815-4

OCLC:

1499396283