Images of Reality: Iris Murdoch's Five Ways from Art to Religion

Art plays a significant role in Iris Murdoch's moral philosophy, a major part of which may be interpreted as a proposal for the revision of religious belief. In this paper, I identify within Murdoch's philosophical writings five distinct but related ways in which great art can assist moral...

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Main Author: Burns, Elizabeth 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2015]
In: Religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 875-890
Further subjects:B Iris Murdoch
B Moral Philosophy
B Religion
B Aesthetics
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