Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals - Paperback
by Iris Murdoch
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140172324ISBN-10:140172327UPC:9780140172324Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Metaphysics, Ethics & Moral PhilosophySize:7.88 x 5.04 x 1.23 inchesWeight:0.92Product ID:SC8XSSEBV5
The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any 'moral values' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of losing most of the qualities which make us truly human? Here, drawing on a novelist's insight into art, literature and abnormal psychology, Iris Murdoch conducts an ongoing debate with major writers, thinkers and theologians--from Augustine to Wittgenstein, Shakespeare to Sartre, Plato to Derrida--to provide fresh and compelling answers to these crucial questions.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140172324ISBN-10:140172327UPC:9780140172324Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Metaphysics, Ethics & Moral PhilosophySize:7.88 x 5.04 x 1.23 inchesWeight:0.92Product ID:SC8XSSEBV5
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St. Anne's College for 20 years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.
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