Book Three in the bestselling Starfarers series, reissued to coincide with the debut of Nautilus, also in mass market paperback. Though civilized worlds have shunned them both, humankind and the reclusive, alien squidmouth hope to find friendship in each other. Library : Science Fiction Format
Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
β Scribed by Iris Murdoch
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2011;2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any 'moral values' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of losing most of the qualities which make us truly human? Here, drawing on a novelist's insight into art, literature and abnormal psychology, Iris Murdoch conducts an ongoing debate with major writers, thinkers and theologians--from Augustine to Wittgenstein, Shakespeare to Sartre, Plato to Derrida--to provide fresh and compelling answers to these crucial questions.
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