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The Sovereignty of Good

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

The Sovereignty of Good

By Iris Murdoch

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About the book

Iris Murdoch was one of the great philosophers and novelists of the twentieth century and The Sovereignty of Good is her most important and enduring philosophical work. She argues that philosophy has focused, mistakenly, on what it is right to do rather than good to be and that only by restoring the notion of `vision' to moral thinking can this distortion be corrected. This brilliant work shows why Iris Murdoch remains essential reading: a vivid and uncompromising style, a commitment to forceful...Show more

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9780415854733

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2014

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The Sovereignty of Good

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Paperback

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