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Ideas of Iris Murdoch, by Text

[British, 1919 - 1998, Born in Dublin. Famous novelist. At Oxford University]

1959 The Sublime and the Good
p.205 p.205 22709 We should first decide what are the great works of art, with aesthetic theory following from that
p.215 p.215 22712 Art and morals are essentially the same, and are both identical with love
p.215 p.215 22713 Love is realising something other than oneself is real
p.218 p.218 22715 Great art proves the absurdity of art for art's sake
p.218 p.218 22714 Because art is love, it improves us morally
1970 The Sovereignty of Good
I p.1 22338 An unexamined life can be virtuous
I p.1 22337 Philosophy must keep returning to the beginning
I p.1 23563 Philosophy moves continually between elaborate theories and the obvious facts
I p.1 22339 Love is a central concept in morals
I p.30 22340 It is hard to learn goodness from others, because their virtues are part of their personal history
i p.34 22341 Literature is the most important aspect of culture, because it teaches understanding of living
I p.35 22342 Kantian existentialists care greatly for reasons for action, whereas Surrealists care nothing
I p.40 22343 If I attend properly I will have no choices
II p.55 22345 Moral philosophy needs a central concept with all the traditional attributes of God
II p.57 22346 Moral reflection and experience gradually reveals unity in the moral world
II p.64 22347 Appreciating beauty in art or nature opens up the good life, by restricting selfishness
II p.75 22348 Ordinary human love is good evidence of transcendent goodness
III p.86 22349 Art trains us in the love of virtue
III p.95 22350 Only trivial virtues can be possessed on their own
III p.97 22351 Only a philosopher might think choices create values
1983 Against Dryness: a polemical sketch
p.46 p.111 20765 Man is a brave naked will, separate from a background of values and realities
1992 Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
13 p.427 22591 We know perfection when we see what is imperfect