Iris Murdoch and the Transcendent

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Charles Taliaferro (St.Olaf College) Jil Evans (Independent Scholar and American Artist)

Iris Murdoch and the Transcendent

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Charles Taliaferro (St.Olaf College), Jil Evans (Independent Scholar and American Artist)

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Cambridge University Press
26 February 2026

Philosophy of religion; Theology

Series: Elements In the History of Philosophy and Theology in the West

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Iris Murdoch challenged the intellectual climate of her day. She transcended the reductive, behavioristic view of consciousness, sought to transcend the theory of values that focuses on will and desire, and defended instead a transcendent understanding of goodness and the Good that can transform us, leading us to renounce our egocentric nature. Her positive view of individual freedom and value led her to oppose strict gender roles and structuralism. Murdoch proposed that, ideally, our lives may be a pilgrimage toward the Good. She believed that the experience of beauty and art can enhance the pursuit of the Good. And yet Murdoch shunned the quest to discover some meaningful, transcendent reality (God or an impersonal, purposive force) to understand ourselves and the cosmos. In her words, 'we are simply here.' The authors ask whether Murdoch's foregoing a search for a broader transcendent reality to understand why we are here is compelling.

By: Charles Taliaferro (St.Olaf College), Jil Evans (Independent Scholar and American Artist)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9781009631570
ISBN 10: 1009631578
Series: Elements In the History of Philosophy and Theology in the West
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 26 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active