Iris Murdoch and Remorse: Past Forgiving?
Frances White, "Iris Murdoch and Remorse: Past Forgiving? "
English | ISBN: 3031430123 | 2023 | 238 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 6 MB
English | ISBN: 3031430123 | 2023 | 238 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 6 MB
This exploration of the crucially important role played by remorse in Iris Murdoch’s philosophical, theological, and political thinking identifies it as a critical concept in her moral psychology and a recurrent theme in her art. Through engagement with Simone Weil, current theories of remorse, trauma theory and Holocaust studies, it offers fresh perspectives on Murdoch’s fiction – particularly the late novels, her radio play The One Alone
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