The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all.
She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry..
She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent.
Anne\'s College for 20 years.
She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St.
About the Author: Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London.
Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any \'moral values\' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of losing most of the qualities which make us truly human? Here, drawing on a novelist\'s insight into art, literature and abnormal psychology, Iris Murdoch conducts an ongoing debate with major writers, thinkers and theologians--from Augustine to Wittgenstein, Shakespeare to Sartre, Plato to Derrida--to provide fresh and compelling answers to these crucial questions.
The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all
