Iris Murdoch's Ethics
Subtitle: A Consideration of Her Romantic Vision (Continuum Studies in British Philosophy)
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group; Continuum
Published: November 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780826485359
Subjects: Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Romance; Philosophy; Ethics; Murdoch, Iris
Description: "In Iris Murdoch's Ethics: A Consideration of Her Romantic Vision, Megan Laverty draws upon the tradition of 'Philosophical Romanticism' to account for Murdoch's enigmatical quality and her embrace of paradoxical truths. Laverty's provocative yet accessible study analyses Murdoch's version of Kant's Copernican Revolution, the centrality of learning and the sublime to Murdoch's redemptive vision, and Murdoch's understanding of philosophy, imagination, freedom, love and art. Laverty interprets Murdoch's emphasis on humility and attention as a critique of the Romantic emphasis on irony and self-creation. Drawing on a range of literary and philosophical sources, Laverty's study is a testimony to the ongoing significance of Murdoch's contribution to a broad range of contemporary philosophical concerns."--BOOK JACKET.