Iris Murdoch - by A Rowe (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume is an eclectic mix of essays that reposition Murdoch's work in relation to current debates in philosophy, theology, literature, gender and sexuality, and authorship.

Book Synopsis

This book is an eclectic mix of essays that reposition Murdoch's work in relation to current debates in philosophy, theology, literature, gender and sexuality, and authorship. The essays refine, develop or contest previous readings, and blur the distinction between liberal humanist and theoretical positions, suggesting negotiations between them.

Review Quotes

'Anne Rowe has brought together a strong cast to write about Murdoch and theology, philosophy and fiction. This, then, is an ambitious project and a much needed one, as Murdoch is famous for using different registers for different purposes... Iris Murdoch: A Reassessment presents robust, new material, building on excellent work...' - Dr. Alison Scott-Baumann, The Iris Murdoch Review

About the Author

MARIJE ALTORF Lecturer in Philosophy, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, UK MARIA ANTONACCIO Associate Professor of Religion, Bucknell University, USA EDITH BRUGMANS Professor of Philosophy, Leiden University and Associate Professor of Philosophy of Law, Radboud University, The Netherlands PETER J. CONRADI Emeritus Professor of English, Kingston University and Honarary Research Fellow, University College, London, UK TAMMY GRIMSHAW Recently completed her PhD studies at University of Leeds, UK RIVKA ISAACSON Currently undertaking post-doctoral investigations at Imperial College, London, UK PRISCILLA MARTIN Teaches English and Classics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK CHRISTOPHER MOLE Postdoctoral Fellow in the Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology Programme, Washington University, St Louis, USA STEPHEN MULHALL Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, New College, Oxford, UK BRAN NICOL Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Portsmouth, UK SUGUNA RAMANATHAN Retired as Head, English Department and Dean of Arts Faculty, St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, India ALEX RAMON Part-time Lecturer, University of Reading, UK NICK TURNER Teaching Fellow, University of Manchester, UK SAMANTHA VICE Lecturer in Philosophy, Rhodes University, South Africa