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2. 1. “Everything important is to do with passion” : Iris Murdoch’s concept of love and its Platonic origin

   Author : Kate Larson; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Murdoch; Weil; Plato; philosophy; art; love; eros; attention; decreation; unselfing; spiritual exercise;

   Abstract : The object of this dissertation is to highlight the influence of Simone Weil and Plato on the philosopher Iris Murdoch. This is done through an investigation of her concept of love. The aim is to investigate the concept as it is portrayed in Iris Murdoch’s work with the claim to be a central, but as such neglected, concept in philosophy. READ MORE