A philosophy to live by : engaging Iris Murdoch /

This title highlights Murdoch's distinctive conception of philosophy as a spiritual or existential practice and enlists the resources of her thought to explore a wide range of thinkers and debates at the intersections of moral philosophy, religion art, and politics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Antonaccio, Maria
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Murdoch, Iris > Ethics. Murdoch, Iris Philosophy in literature. Philosophie dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM. PHILOSOPHY. Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Ethics Philosophy in literature Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The virtues of metaphysics
Form and contingency
The consolations of literature
Imagining the good without God
The return of spiritual exercises
The ascetic impulse
Religion and the ubiquity of value
The liberal imagination
The lives of Iris Murdoch: an apologia.