Iris Murdoch and the art of imagining
By: Marije Altorf.
Series: Continuum studies in British philosophy
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780826497574
Subjects: Murdoch, Iris -- Criticism and interpretation; Murdoch, Iris -- Philosophy; Murdoch, Iris -- Religion; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century; Imagination in literature; Philosophy in literature; Religion in literature
Description: "Iris Murdoch and the Art of Imagining offers a new appreciation of Iris Murdoch's philosophy, emphasising the importance of images and the imagination for her thought." "This book is first and foremost a study of Iris Murdoch's philosophical work. It examines how literature and imagination enabled Murdoch to form a philosophical response to the decline of religion. It thus argues that Murdoch is an important philosopher, because she has not confined herself to philosophy. The book also reconsiders various contemporary assumptions about what philosophy is and does. Through Le Doeuff's notion of the philosophical imaginary, it examines the different ways in which images and imagination are part of philosophy."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-146) and index.