Iris Murdoch et les écueils de la fiction éthique
This article attempts a parallel study of Iris Murdoch’s philosophical and fictional texts so as to emphasize the « ethics of reading » that is part of her writing agenda. Her philosophical essays show her will to produce « truthful » fiction — that is, moral fiction centered upon the concept of « g...
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2008-11-01
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| description | This article attempts a parallel study of Iris Murdoch’s philosophical and fictional texts so as to emphasize the « ethics of reading » that is part of her writing agenda. Her philosophical essays show her will to produce « truthful » fiction — that is, moral fiction centered upon the concept of « goodness ». Her novels, however, display another ethical procedure, an « ethics of interlocution » in which speech is considered for itself, as a demand to others, regardless of its moral content. The author’s modernity lies in this tension between ethics and morals: we can see her share in the post-structuralist debate whether language can still convey meaningful values. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e6d202dc46e4a32b51ee10f7c22c6bd2022-12-22T00:34:40ZengPresses Universitaires de la MéditerranéeÉtudes Britanniques Contemporaines1168-49172271-54442008-11-013410.4000/ebc.7164Iris Murdoch et les écueils de la fiction éthiqueCamille FortThis article attempts a parallel study of Iris Murdoch’s philosophical and fictional texts so as to emphasize the « ethics of reading » that is part of her writing agenda. Her philosophical essays show her will to produce « truthful » fiction — that is, moral fiction centered upon the concept of « goodness ». Her novels, however, display another ethical procedure, an « ethics of interlocution » in which speech is considered for itself, as a demand to others, regardless of its moral content. The author’s modernity lies in this tension between ethics and morals: we can see her share in the post-structuralist debate whether language can still convey meaningful values.http://journals.openedition.org/ebc/7164 |
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