Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty. - Tracy Llanera (Quezon City: Ateneo De Manila University, 2014)
ABSTRACT Despite the initial strangeness of grouping Iris Murdoch (a Platonist), MarthaNussbaum (an Aristotelian), and Richard Rorty (a pragmatist) together, thispaper will argue that these thinkers share a strong commitment to the moralpurport of literature. I will also show that their shared idea of moralengagement through literature interlocks the individual's sense of self and theworld of others. After considering their accounts, I will conclude by raising thequestion of literature's moral limits.
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Keywords: philosophy and humanities