Ethics, Evil, and Fiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198237167)

McGinn's latest brings together moral philosophy and literary analysis in a way that illuminates both. Setting out to enrich the domain of moral reflection by showing the value of literary texts as sources of moral illumination, McGinn starts by setting out an uncompromisingly realist ethical theory, arguing that morality is an area of objective truth and genuine knowledge. He goes on to address such subjects as the nature of goodness, evil character, and the meaning of monstrosity in the context of an aesthetic theory of virtue, which maintains that goodness of character is the same thing as beauty of soul. Looking at such literary works as Billy Budd, Lolita, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Frankenstein, as well as examples from film and painting, Ethics, Evil, and Fiction is an original and compelling book by a leading philosopher who is also a critic and novelist.

Author: Colin McGinn
ISBN-10: 0198237162
ISBN-13: 9780198237167
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 06/26/1997
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.71w x 0.66d