Perfection and Fiction: A study in Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy

Frits Gåvertsson

Perfection and Fiction: A study in Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy

Frits Gåvertsson

Praktisk filosofi

Forskningsoutput: Avhandling › Doktorsavhandling (monografi)

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This thesis comprises a study of the ethical thought of Iris Murdoch with special emphasis, as evidenced by the title, on how morality is intimately connected to self-improvement aiming at perfection and how the study of (literary) fiction has an important role to play in our strive towards bettering ourselves within the framework set by Murdoch’s moral philosophy.

Originalspråk	engelska
Kvalifikation	Doktor
Tilldelande institution	Praktisk filosofi
Handledare	Egonsson, Dan, handledare Brännmark, Johan, Biträdande handledare
Tilldelningsdatum	2018 sep. 24
Utgivningsort	Lund
Utgåva	1st
Förlag	Lund University (Media-Tryck)
ISBN (tryckt)	978-91-88473-93-6
ISBN (elektroniskt)	978-91-88473-94-3
Status	Published - 2018 sep. 17

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Defence details
Date: 2018-09-24
Time: 10:15
Place: C121, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund
External reviewer(s)
Name: Schellekens Dammann, Elisabeth
Title: professor
Affiliation: Uppsala universitet
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The Somerville Group and the re-shaping of anglophone moral philosophy
Gåvertsson, F., 2022, I: Lychnos. Årsbok för idé- och lärdomshistoria. s. 319-323 5 s.
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2024 mars 6
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Perfection and Fiction: A study in Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy

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The Somerville Group and the re-shaping of anglophone moral philosophy

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Eudaimonism, Codifiability and Moral Development

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The Somerville Group and (the Re-emergence of) Metaphysics

Platons Gästabudet - kärleken till andra människor

Platons Gästabudet – kärleken till andra människor

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