| Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals Contributor(s): Murdoch, Iris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140172327 ISBN-13: 9780140172324 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: The acclaimed author of The Good Apprentice draws on the entire history of philosophy--and particularly on Plato and Kant--to formulate her own model of morality and demonstrate how thoroughly it is bound up with our daily lives. "An utterly absorbing book".--The Wall Street Journal. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 100 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.04" W x 7.88" (0.92 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |