Abstract
Despite the initial strangeness of grouping Iris Murdoch (a Platonist), Martha Nussbaum (an Aristotelian), and Richard Rorty (a pragmatist) together, this paper will argue that these thinkers share a strong commitment to the moral purport of literature. I will also show that their shared idea of moral engagement through literature interlocks the individual’s sense of self and the world of others. After considering their accounts, I will conclude by raising the question of literature’s moral limits.
Recommended Citation
Llanera, Tracy
(2014)
"Morality by Words: Murdoch, Nussbaum, Rorty,"
Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture: Vol. 18:
No.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol18/iss1/1
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