This exploration of the crucially important role played by remorse in Iris Murdoch’s philosophical, theological, and political thinking identifies it as a critical concept in her moral psychology and a recurrent theme in her art. Through engagement with Simone Weil, current theories of remorse, trauma theory and Holocaust studies, it offers fresh perspectives on Murdoch’s fiction – particularly the late novels, her radio play The One Alone, and her monograph Heidegger.
Table of Content
1. A Meeting of Minds: Iris Murdoch and The Theory Of Remorse.- 2. ‘If Only’ And ‘Too Late’: Remorse, Philosophy and Time In The Nice and The Good and The Philosopher’s Pupil.- 3. ‘A Fearfully Complex Theological Concept’: Remorse, Repentance And Salvation In A Word Child and The Book And The Brotherhood.- 4. Remorse, Trauma Theory and Primal Wounding: The Good Apprentice And The Green Knight.- 5. Remorse, Holocaust studies and Heidegger: The Message to the Planet, the Heidegger manuscript and Jackson’s Dilemma.- 6. Mystical Remorse: Saints and (Parenthetical) Heroes, and The One Alone.- 7. Conclusion: Remorse as a Challenge To Be Met: Biography And Bibliotherapy.
About the author
Frances White is Visiting Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at the University of Chichester, editor of the Iris Murdoch Review and co-editor of the Iris Murdoch Today series. Her publications include Becoming Iris Murdoch (2014).
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