She's awesome. Less stream-of-consciousness, more philosophy and humor. A Severed Head is the one I've read most recently, and it's hilarious. Haven't read The Black Prince yet but I've heard good things.
The Bell is wonderful. Haven't read the first one. I keep having bad luck with Murdoch at both libraries and used bookstores, but, yeah, from what I have read, I hope to read and expect to like them all. What do you think of her non-fiction works?
that anyone studying sartre, ever, absolutely must read her book (sartre: romantic rationalist) on him, not only for it being one of the earliest analytical works on him (writen like.. ten years after he wrote age of reason iirc, analysis of which forms a decent chunk of her approach), but also because it offers a unique perspective, and because it does a brilliant job of explaining essentialism.
but also metaphysics as a guide to morality is pretty good as a philosophy text on its own
Awesome. Yeah, the second one's been on my list for a while. I should just bite the bullet and buy it new. If I read it anytime soon I'll ping you with some thoughts. Thanks for the recommendations.
i think you mean iris murdoch
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She's awesome. Less stream-of-consciousness, more philosophy and humor. A Severed Head is the one I've read most recently, and it's hilarious. Haven't read The Black Prince yet but I've heard good things.
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flight from the enchanter and the bell are two of my favourite books, but honestly all her stuff is super worth the read
The Bell is wonderful. Haven't read the first one. I keep having bad luck with Murdoch at both libraries and used bookstores, but, yeah, from what I have read, I hope to read and expect to like them all. What do you think of her non-fiction works?
that anyone studying sartre, ever, absolutely must read her book (sartre: romantic rationalist) on him, not only for it being one of the earliest analytical works on him (writen like.. ten years after he wrote age of reason iirc, analysis of which forms a decent chunk of her approach), but also because it offers a unique perspective, and because it does a brilliant job of explaining essentialism.
but also metaphysics as a guide to morality is pretty good as a philosophy text on its own
Awesome. Yeah, the second one's been on my list for a while. I should just bite the bullet and buy it new. If I read it anytime soon I'll ping you with some thoughts. Thanks for the recommendations.
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