Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals - Couverture souple

Murdoch, Iris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140172327 ISBN 13 : 9780140172324

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1994

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140172327
• ISBN 13: 9780140172324
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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