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Book SynopsisComprehensively engaging with Murdoch's work this volume gathers contributions from philosophers, theologians, and a literary critic to explore the significance of her ideas for contemporary thought.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Maria Antonaccio, William Schweiker. 1: Iris Murdoch and Moral Philosophy Charles Taylor 2: Love and Vision: Iris Murdoch on Eros and the Individual Martha C. Nussbaum 3: Iris Murdoch and the Many Faces of Platonism David Tracy 4: "We Are Perpetually Moralists": Iris Murdoch, Fact, and Value Cora Diamond 5: Form and Contingency in Iris Murdoch's Ethics Maria Antonaccio 6: The Green Knight and Other Vagaries of the Spirit; or, Tricks and Images for the Human Soul; or, The Uses of Imaginative Literature Elizabeth Dipple 7: On the Loss of Theism Franklin I. Gamwell 8: Murdochian Muddles: Can We Get Through Them If God Does Not Exist? Stanley Hauerwas 9: The Sovereignty of God's Goodness William Schweiker Appendix: Metaphysics and Ethics Iris Murdoch Bibliography List of Contributors Index
