The Sovereignty of Good

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 argument, and a courage to go against the grain.

First sentence: It is sometimes said, either irritably or with a certain satisfaction, that philosophy makes no progress.

Year

1994

Language

English

Publisher

Routledge

Editions

17

Pages

112

ISBN

9780415253994

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