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This 10 page paper delves into the work after exploring metaphysics and morals philosophically. Kant's work on the same subject is touched on and Plato is discussed too, but in more depth. Iris Murdoch's ideas are discussed, with an emphasis on the concept of good. Her ideas about God are also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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exploring metaphysics and morals philosophically. Kants work on the same subject is touched on and Plato is discussed too, but in more depth. Iris Murdochs ideas are discussed, with an
emphasis on the concept of good. Her ideas about God are also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources. SA140Mur.rtf I. Introduction
Iris Murdochs (1994) "Metaphysics As a Guide to Morals" may be summed up this way: "Her main philosophical interest is in ethics and she holds that goodness has a
real, though abstract, existence in the world" (Honderich, 1995, p.598). This seems to be the primary thesis of her philosophical work. At first glance, it seems reasonable and easy to
understand. However, metaphysics is a rather complex subject and one may be perplexed as to how it might relate to morals. In looking
at the main points and recurrent themes in "Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals," one cannot help but delve into earlier eras when philosophers had come up with concepts for
the very first time. Plato had contemplated the subject long before Murdoch was born. In any event, Murdochs scholarly work must be looked at in the context of history and
of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philosophy whereby features of ultimate reality are considered and what really exists,
and what distinguishes that, is contemplated (Honderich, 1995). And while that is the case, it is a necessary branch in philosophy. Without answering basic questions of, for example, how one
has come to be, or whether or not God exists, it is difficult to answer questions of morality. At one time, the logical positivists in philosophy were extremely opposed to
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