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Ethics, Evil, and Fiction
Taschenbuch von Colin Mcginn
Sprache: Englisch

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McGinn's latest brings together moral philosophy and literary analysis in a way that illuminates both. Setting out to enrich the domain of moral reflection by showing the value of literary texts as sources of moral illumination, McGinn starts by setting out an uncompromisingly realist ethical theory, arguing that morality is an area of objective truth and genuine knowledge. He goes on to address such subjects as the nature of goodness, evil character, and the meaning of monstrosity in the context of an aesthetic theory of virtue, which maintains that goodness of character is the same thing as beauty of soul. Looking at such literary works as Billy Budd, Lolita, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Frankenstein, as well as examples from film and painting, Ethics, Evil, and Fiction is an original and compelling book by a leading philosopher who is also a critic and novelist.
McGinn's latest brings together moral philosophy and literary analysis in a way that illuminates both. Setting out to enrich the domain of moral reflection by showing the value of literary texts as sources of moral illumination, McGinn starts by setting out an uncompromisingly realist ethical theory, arguing that morality is an area of objective truth and genuine knowledge. He goes on to address such subjects as the nature of goodness, evil character, and the meaning of monstrosity in the context of an aesthetic theory of virtue, which maintains that goodness of character is the same thing as beauty of soul. Looking at such literary works as Billy Budd, Lolita, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Frankenstein, as well as examples from film and painting, Ethics, Evil, and Fiction is an original and compelling book by a leading philosopher who is also a critic and novelist.
Über den Autor
Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He was previously Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and before that Reader in Philosophy at University College London. His books include The Character of Mind (1981; second edition 1997), The Subjective View (1982), Mental Content (1989), The Problem of Consciousness (1991), Problems in Philosophy (1993), Minds and Bodies: Philosophers and their Ideas (1997), and Knowledge and Reality: Selected Essays (1999).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: Introduction: The Scope of Moral Philosophy

  • 2: Goodness

  • 3: Knowledge of Goodness

  • 4: The Evil Character

  • 5: Beauty of Soul

  • 6: The Picture: Dorian Gray

  • 7: Who Is Frankenstein's Monster?

  • 8: Conclusion: Stories and Morals

  • Bibliography; Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Fachbereich: Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198238775
ISBN-10: 0198238770
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcginn, Colin
Zusammengestellt: Mcginn, Colin
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Colin Mcginn
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.1999
Gewicht: 0,259 kg
Artikel-ID: 108640812
Über den Autor
Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He was previously Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and before that Reader in Philosophy at University College London. His books include The Character of Mind (1981; second edition 1997), The Subjective View (1982), Mental Content (1989), The Problem of Consciousness (1991), Problems in Philosophy (1993), Minds and Bodies: Philosophers and their Ideas (1997), and Knowledge and Reality: Selected Essays (1999).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: Introduction: The Scope of Moral Philosophy

  • 2: Goodness

  • 3: Knowledge of Goodness

  • 4: The Evil Character

  • 5: Beauty of Soul

  • 6: The Picture: Dorian Gray

  • 7: Who Is Frankenstein's Monster?

  • 8: Conclusion: Stories and Morals

  • Bibliography; Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Fachbereich: Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198238775
ISBN-10: 0198238770
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcginn, Colin
Zusammengestellt: Mcginn, Colin
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Colin Mcginn
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.1999
Gewicht: 0,259 kg
Artikel-ID: 108640812
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