Historical Arguments in Iris Murdoch’s Philosophical Writings

Description

Throughout her philosophical writings Iris Murdoch presents a series of arguments that can be considered ‘genealogical’. This talk outlines the basic workings of these arguments and suggest that their mode of operation differs considerably from common typologies of similar historical arguments, and that, consequently, these standard typologies are in need of revision. I further suggest that Murdoch’s style of argument does not fall prey to the socalled ‘genetic fallacy’ and connect these arguments to Murdoch's larger philosophical project in general as well as her commitment to a form of metaphysical theorizing developed together with her friends and colleagues in the so-called ‘Somerville School’.

Period	2022 Oct 6
Held at	Department of Philosophy Uppsala University, Sweden
Degree of Recognition	International