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IRIS MURDOCH ON MORAL VISION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2021

Samuel Cooper  and
Sasha Lawson-Frost
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Abstract

Iris Murdoch (1919–99) was a philosopher and novelist who wrote extensively on the themes of love, goodness, religion, and morality. In this article, we explore her notion of ‘moral vision’; the idea that morality is not just about how we act and make choices, but how we see the world in a much broader sense.

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Think , Volume 20 , Issue 59 , Autumn 2021 , pp. 63 - 76
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy.

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Further Reading

Browning, Gary, Why Iris Murdoch Matters (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018). An accessible introduction to Iris Murdoch's philosophical and literary worksGoogle Scholar
Murdoch, Iris, The Bell (London: Penguin Vintage, 1958). One of Murdoch's early novels. This one isn't too long and reflects some of the philosophical themes which interested Murdoch.Google Scholar
Murdoch, Iris, The Sovereignty of Good (London: Routledge, 1970). A collection of three essays, which includes discussion of moral vision.Google Scholar
Murdoch, Iris, Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues (Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1986). Two short plays written in the form of philosophical dialogues.Google Scholar