Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty

Despite the initial strangeness of grouping Iris Murdoch (a Platonist), Martha Nussbaum (an Aristotelian), and Richard Rorty (a pragmatist) together, this paper will argue that these thinkers share a strong commitment to the moral purport of literature. I will also show that their shared idea of mor...

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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.budhi-13982024-11-26T13:12:03Z Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty Llanera, Tracy Despite the initial strangeness of grouping Iris Murdoch (a Platonist), Martha Nussbaum (an Aristotelian), and Richard Rorty (a pragmatist) together, this paper will argue that these thinkers share a strong commitment to the moral purport of literature. I will also show that their shared idea of moral engagement through literature interlocks the individual’s sense of self and the world of others. After considering their accounts, I will conclude by raising the question of literature’s moral limits. 2024-11-26T13:20:50Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol18/iss1/1 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1398/viewcontent/Budhi_2018.1_201_20Article_20__20Llanera.pdf Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture Archīum Ateneo Murdoch Nussbaum Rorty literature ethics
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Llanera, Tracy
Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty
description Despite the initial strangeness of grouping Iris Murdoch (a Platonist), Martha Nussbaum (an Aristotelian), and Richard Rorty (a pragmatist) together, this paper will argue that these thinkers share a strong commitment to the moral purport of literature. I will also show that their shared idea of moral engagement through literature interlocks the individual’s sense of self and the world of others. After considering their accounts, I will conclude by raising the question of literature’s moral limits.
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title Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty
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