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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Ethics in literature."”.
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How to connect : applying Martha Nussbaum's literary ethical theory to E. M. Forster's Howards end
Ethics in literature, that is, an ethical reading of works of fiction, is seen by some critics today as a valuable supplement to traditional philosophical, analytical discourse on ethics. In examining issues such as correct choice or action in the face of uncontrolled happenings ethical discourse …
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Morality In William Faulkner's Novels
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Let His Conscience be her Guide: Ethical Self-Fashionings of Woman in Early-Modern Drama
Female characters in early-modern drama, even when following the dictates of conscience, appear inextricably bound to patriarchal expectations. This paradoxical situation is explained by two elements that have affected the Renaissance playwright's depiction of woman as moral agent. First, the …
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Iris Murdoch's genealogy of the modern self : retrieving consciousness beyond the linguistic turn.
In this dissertation I argue that Murdoch's philosophical-ethical project is best understood as an anti-Enlightenment genealogical narrative. I maintain that her work consistently displays four fundamental features that typify genealogical accounts: 1) liberation (i.e., subversion) from a dominant …