Iris Murdoch and remorse : past forgiving?

Iris Murdoch and remorse : past forgiving? / Frances White.

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,...

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Main Author: White, Frances (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Series:Iris Murdoch Today Series.
Subjects:
Murdoch, Iris > Criticism and interpretation.
Murdoch, Iris > Philosophy.
Murdoch, Iris.
Remorse in literature.
Philosophy.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Meeting of Minds: Iris Murdoch and The Theory Of Remorse
  • 2. "If Only" And "Too Late": Remorse, Philosophy and Time In The Nice and The Good and The Philosopher's Pupil
  • 3. "A Fearfully Complex Theological Concept": Remorse, Repentance And Salvation In A Word Child and The Book And The Brotherhood
  • 4. Remorse, Trauma Theory and Primal Wounding: The Good Apprentice And The Green Knight
  • 5. Remorse, Holocaust studies and Heidegger: The Message to the Planet, the Heidegger manuscript and Jackson's Dilemma
  • 6. Mystical Remorse: Saints and (Parenthetical) Heroes, and The One Alone
  • 7. Conclusion: Remorse as a Challenge To Be Met: Biography And Bibliotherapy.

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