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An introduction to the philosophy of Plato and his attitude to art and his theory of beauty in particular and an account of Murdoch's views on Plato and art. She broadens the discussion to include the opinions of other writers and philosophers, from Aristotle through to Kant, Tolstoy, Freud, Derrida and Jane Austen. Topics touched on are Plato's view of homosexuality, music as therapy, and the Greek view of fine art. Apart from this book, Iris Murdoch's books of philosophy include "The Sovereignity of Good", "Sartre Romantic Rationalist" and "Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues".
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hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1977. Oxford University Press. 1st American Edition. Some Foxing to Top Ege, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0198245807. 89 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe England Literature Women World Literature. DESCRIPTION - In this book, based on her 1976 Romanes Lecture, the distinguished novelist and philosopher discusses Plato's views on art and examines sympathetically the reasons for his hostility towards it. She offers a coherent and fully argued account of Plato's theories of art and of beauty and of their metaphysical background, which shows also that Plato was aware of the dangers of his own artistry. The argument more widely concerns the place of art in life, and includes brief discussion of ideas of many other thinkers, including Kant, Tolstoy, Freud, and Kierkegaard. The book also comprises in an accesssible form a general view of the development of Plato's thought. inventory #5804 Some Foxing to Top Ege, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # z5804
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Dustwrapper slightly faded at spine. Reprint (first published 1977), inscribed by the author to Paul Levy, Penelope Marcus and Tatyana Levy, "Paul Penny and Tanya with much love from Iris"; signed by her additionally on the title-page. Dedicated to John Bayley. "It's difficult to remember when I first met Iris and John," Paul Levy has written, "- in my experience, they were inseparable. I am certain we met in the late summer of 1968 at the Oxford house in Charlbury Road of Lord and Lady David Cecil - though it's just possible that we had met earlier, in 1963, with a gaggle of Oxford philosophers at a party at Edith Grove, World's End, in Chelsea." Levy, a consistent friend of both Iris Murdoch and John Bayley, would write the novelist's obituary for The Independent in February 1999. The Levys' daughter Tatyana was born in 1981; Iris Murdoch was her "atheist godmother". Seller Inventory # 35M100216
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