books by Iris Murdoch     books:     Iris Murdoch      Under the Net Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1977 Under the net of language lies the truth In his early period (specifically, in "Tractatus"), the Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein argued that the "net" of language both separates us from and connects us to the world: it simultaneously impedes and determines our understanding of life. He ...             The Green Knight Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995 Fascinating late Murdoch Iris Murdoch's compelling next-to-last novel does show some evidence of the Alzheimer's disease that would soon destroy her mental faculties (and would also, if what I've read is right, become considerably more evident in her final novel, "Jackson's Dilemma"). The ...             Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals (Penguin Philosophy) Iris Murdoch Penguin Books, 1994 Summary thoughts of a world-class scholar Iris Murdoch was appointed to the faculty of Oxford at the age of twenty-nine. In this book, published in 1992 and based on a series of public, valedictory lectures she was invited to give, she ranges over philosophy, literature, the concept of consciousness, the ...             The Black Prince (Penguin Classics) Iris Murdoch Penguin Classics, 2003 And Funny, Too. Just adding to the plethora of reviews and putting in my two or three cents. Dame Iris is said to have possessed a prodigious and heavy intellect. And one can see, in reading her works, that this is very true. She is able to see into all the various emotional responses ...             A Fairly Honourable Defeat (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Iris Murdoch Penguin Classics, 2001 A more than fairly satisfying read Brilliant! This novel has everything I look for in a truly great book: complex characters, deft plotting, luminous prose, and profound insight into the human condition. Iris Murdoch knew what it was to be human. She understood our aspirations and longings, our blind ...             The Unicorn Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1987 a very readable Murdoch novel The Unicorn reads easily, with a plot that the average reader can outline and follow: a young woman is hired as a governess to a remote, mysterious household on the English coastline -- Murdoch did have an enormous fascination with the ocean and the coast -- only to ...             The Sovereignty of Good (Routledge Classics) Iris Murdoch Routledge, 2001 Lucid and brilliant Murdoch's clarity and keenness as a thinker are everywhere evident in the three essays that comprise this short book. It is at once a kind of paean to common sense and an intricate philosophical working-through of fundamental human dillemmas. In the subject of moral ...             A Severed Head Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 Depth, Wit, and Language After completing this read, I retrospectively notice three primary functions that make it worthy of five stars. First, the language flows together to construct a cohesive work that captures the reader and doesn't let go. Second, a sprinkling of wit can be found ...             The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Iris Murdoch Penguin Classics, 2001 An Exploration of Darkness and Light The Bell is an exceptional book. It resonates with spirituality. It reverberates with sensuality. It probes our identity and reveals a broad spectrum of darkness and light. In The Bell things are not as they seem. Murdoch creates a world in which nothing is ...             The Sea, The Sea (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Iris Murdoch Penguin Classics, 2001 A must-read Murdoch The Sea, The Sea is my favorite Iris Murdoch novel. I read it first 20+ years ago, laughed out loud, grimaced and cringed, and re-read it this spring with just as fresh a response as the first time. Murdoch tells her story from the point of view of a retired London ...             Henry and Cato Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1977             Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Almost all of Murdoch's philosophizing in a single package Except for Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals, which is disorganized and verges on the incoherent, almost all of Murdoch's explicitly philosophical writing is here. So if you are going to be working on Murdoch's philosophy, this is a resource you need to have. ...             The Italian Girl Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1979 The Darkest Corners The dark, engrossing story of a family falling apart after the evil-sounding mother figure passes away. The main character Edmund returns to his childhood home to find his brother is living a quite complicated, mixed up lifestyle. Edmund tries to help all members of ...             The Nice and the Good Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1978 An Exploration of Self-Myths Murdoch explores how people's actions are driven by their self-images and personal mythologies. The vanities, fears or ambitions that dominate the way our lives unfold vary all over the place - from the need of the protagonist to "think well of himself," to the ...             Bruno's Dream Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 simply the best Of all the whimsical, fictional worlds created by Iris Murdoch, this one is the most haunting and compelling. Her gift for "reading" the human condition is a given; her ability to find consistently some light in the darkest human soul is a gift. 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