Picturing the Human - The Moral Thought of Iris Murdoch

Zusatztext ... this systematic exposition of her moral thought is a welcome addition to the critical literature on Murdoch's life and work ... Wide-ranging and clearly argued. Maria Antonaccio is assistant professor of religion at Bucknell University. Klappentext Iris Murdoch has long been known as one of the most deeply insightful and morally passionate novelists of our time. This attention has often eclipsed Murdoch's sophisticated and influential work as a philosopher! which has had a wide-ranging impact on thinkers in moral philosophy as well as religious ethics and political theory. Yet it has never been the subject of a book-length study in its own right. Picturing the Human seeks to fill this gap. In this groundbreaking book! author Maria Antonaccio presents the first systematic and comprehensive treatment of Murdoch's moral philosophy. Unlike literary critical studies of her novels! it offers a general philosophical framework for assessing Murdoch's thought as a whole. Zusammenfassung Antonaccio presents the first systematic analysis of Murdoch's moral philosophy to date. The book advances a distinctive thesis about the underlying structure of Murdoch's thought, suggests a new interretive method for reading her philosophy, and outlines the significance of her thought in the context of current debates in ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Antonaccio, Maria (Assistant Professor of Religion Antonaccio, Antonaccio Maria
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2000
• EAN: 9780195131710
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513171-0
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Religion & beliefs, Ethics & moral philosophy, Literary studies: general, Ethics and moral philosophy, Religion and beliefs