The Sovereignty of Good

Iris Murdoch was one of the great philosophers and novelists of the twentieth century and The Sovereignty of Good is her most important and enduring philosophical work. She argues that philosophy has focused, mistakenly, on what it is right to do rather than good to be and that only by restoring the notion of 'vision' to moral thinking can this distortion be corrected. This brilliant work shows why Iris Murdoch remains essential reading: a vivid and uncompromising style, a commitment to forceful argument, and a courage to go against the grain.With a foreword by Mary Midgley.

List of contents

Foreword to Routledge Great Minds Edition  1.  The Idea of Perfection  2.  On 'God' and 'Good'  3.  The Sovereignty of Good Over Other Concepts Index

Product details

• Authors: Mary Midgley, Iris Murdoch
• Assisted by: Mary Midgley (Foreword)
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.07.2013
• EAN: 9780415854733
• ISBN: 978-0-415-85473-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Great Minds; Routledge Great Minds; Routledge Great Minds; Great Minds
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Ethik, Philosophie