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Picturing the human : the moral thought of Iris Murdoch

Author: Maria Antonaccio
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In this book, 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. Characterizing Murdoch's position as a form of "reflexive moral realism," the book establishes her contribution to moral inquiry by placing her work in the context  Read more...
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Named Person: Iris Murdoch; Iris Murdoch
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Maria Antonaccio
ISBN: 0195131711 9780195131710
OCLC Number: 42009405
Description: vii, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Iris Murdoch and Contemporary Moral Inquiry --
2. Metaphysics and Ethics --
3. Critique of Consciousness in Existentialism and Linguistic Behaviorism --
4. Moral Agency, Consciousness, and the Concept of the Individual --
5. Idea of the Good and the Transformation of Agency --
6. Prospects for Murdochian Ethics.
Responsibility: Maria Antonaccio.
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Abstract:

"In this book, 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. Characterizing Murdoch's position as a form of "reflexive moral realism," the book establishes her contribution to moral inquiry by placing her work in the context of current debates in moral theory and religious ethics. In doing so, Antonaccio advances a thesis about the underlying structure of Murdoch's moral thought and suggests a new interpretive method for reading Murdoch's philosophy." "This study will appeal to those interested in moral philosophy, religious ethics, and literary criticism, and grants those who have long loved Murdoch's novels a closer look at her philosophy."--BOOK JACKET.

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