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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Budhi |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |