{"product_id":"why-iris-murdoch-matters-gary-browning-9781472574480","title":"Why Iris Murdoch Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Iris Murdoch Matters\u003c\/i\u003e Gary Browning draws on as yet unpublished archival material to present an unrivalled overview of Murdoch's work and thought. Browning argues for Murdoch's position amongst the key theorists of modern life, and discusses in detail her engagement with the notion of late modernity. Her multiple perspectives on art, philosophy, religion, politics and the self all relate to how she understands the nature of late modernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrowning lucidly illustrates that through both her thought and fiction we can grasp the significance of issues that remain of paramount importance today: the possibilities of a moral life without foundations, the meaning of philosophy in a post-metaphysical age, the prospects of politics without ideological certainties and the significance of art after realism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA totally original work arguing persuasively that Iris Murdoch not only matters but is absolutely central to how we think through the contemporary age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Browning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472574486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472574480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Gary Browning","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202902311167,"sku":"9781472574480","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ce83b77-9222-490a-827b-4cc0957661bf.jpg?v=1756833744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-iris-murdoch-matters-gary-browning-9781472574480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}