Philosophy and literature
By: [a BBC production] ; BBC Education & Training ; a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; series prepared by Bryan Magee
Contributors: BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc; Films for the Humanities (Firm); BBC Education & Training
Series: Modern philosophy
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences; distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J; [New York]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Philosophy and religion in literature
Description: The areas in which philosophy and literature overlap are examined in this program by renowned Oxford novelist Iris Murdoch. Style and structure in philosophical writing are compared and contrasted with those in literature. The narrative abilities of Plato, Schopenhauer, and Kant are examined. Philosophy's predilection for accepting only literature that supports its theories is discussed as a source of antagonism between the two disciplines.
Notes: Iris Murdoch.