{"product_id":"ethics-evil-and-fiction-colin-mcginn-9780198237167","title":"Ethics, Evil, and Fiction","description":"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 \u003cem\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as examples from film and painting, \u003cem\u003eEthics, Evil, and Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e is an original and compelling book by a leading philosopher who is also a critic and novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin McGinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198237162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198237167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.71w x 0.66d","brand":"Colin McGinn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685593501951,"sku":"9780198237167","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0185508b-8486-4d36-948d-04f9c96d168d.jpg?v=1741726189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ethics-evil-and-fiction-colin-mcginn-9780198237167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}