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Published by New York: The Penguin Press, 1993, 1993
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
PAPERBACK, cover price $15.95, very good, little used if at all. MURDOCH, IRIS. Metaphysics as a guide to morals. New York: The Penguin Press, 1993, later printing, 520pp., . Dame Iris Murdoch, who has written several works of philosophy as well as twenty-four distinguished novels, now crowns her philosophic quest with a book that asks many questions and reflects on the essential aspects of the great subject: moral philosophy. Among her concerns are the roles literature, politics, art, and science play in the search for morality in a world that avoids the issue. What is morality, after all, Murdoch asks. Is it important? Is it true? Can it be taught in schools? Is it the very basis of our existence, or is it just one of many peripheral matters? A main theme of this profound work concerns religion and its relation to morals, to moral philosophy, and to the great metaphysical systems which have supported it in the past. These are questions that concern us all, as we are driven to reflect upon the relation between religion and morals and upon the various conceptions of what religion is. Iris Murdoch believes it is time for a dialogue between moral philosophy and a demythologizing theology. She casts fresh light on our great western metaphysicians, Plato and Kant. She writes that philosophy is now in danger of being fragmented into psychology, sociology, anthropology, and other peripheral disciplines. Some universities are closing their philosophy departments. Moral philosophy (ethics), if considered at all, tends to be segregated as a small, special subject. Technology, so beneficial in innumerable ways, displays to us a vast, colorful world of facts within which "moral value" may appear as a little particular item. In her lucid and tightly reasoned "reflections," Dame Iris Murdoch constructs a warning that the survival of philosophy with its persistent ever-new attempts to seek "foundations" is more than ever essential, when the very question of "human being" is at stake. A grand work by one of the most distinguished thinkers of our time - CONTENTS: Conceptions of unity. Art -- Fact and value -- Schopenhauer -- Art and religion -- Comic and tragic -- Consciousness and thought : I -- Derrida and structuralism -- Consciousness and thought : II -- Wittgenstein and the inner life -- Notes on will and duty -- Imagination -- Morals and politics -- The ontological proof -- Descartes and Kant -- Martin Buber and God -- Morality and religion -- Axioms, duties, eros -- Void -- Metaphysics : a summary. 9780140172324 ISBN 0140172327.
Published by Chatto & Windus, 1968
ISBN 10: 0701112611ISBN 13: 9780701112615
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.
Published by Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1967
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. the top edge of the right-hand side of the front cover has some chipping as can be seen in the attached image. No other damage, previous owners names at the top of the first page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 171 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0285127.
Published by Editorial Planeta, S.A., 1997
ISBN 10: 8408462288ISBN 13: 9788408462286
Seller: La Leona LibreRía, San Miguel del Arroyo, Valladolid, Spain
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Colección Clásicos contemporáneos internacionales. 1990-VIII. .512 pp. 21 x 13 cm. Símil piel con dorados, holandesa. En perfecto estado. 9788408462286. Narrativa, F - Ficción Y Temas Afines 2AB - Inglés . Símil piel con dorados, holandesa.
Published by Feltrinelli, Milano, 1969
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Giulio Cesare di Daniele Corradi, Roma, ROMA, Italy
351 + (4) p. in-8 cart.edit. con sovraccoperta illustrata.
Published by Feltrinelli, Napoli, 1972
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Giulio Cesare di Daniele Corradi, Roma, ROMA, Italy
cart.edit. 285 + (2) p. in-8.
Published by Feltrinelli, Firenze, 1967
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Giulio Cesare di Daniele Corradi, Roma, ROMA, Italy
cart.edit. 367 + (4) p. in-16.
Published by Lumen, 1973
ISBN 10: 8426410936ISBN 13: 9788426410931
Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, Spain
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Condition: Aceptable. Una de las obras mayores de Iris Murdoch, considerada «la mujer más brillante de Inglaterra».«Peregrinos de la lectura, perdidos en el árido desierto de las malas novelas: venid a Iris Murdoch.»Andrés Ibáñez, ABC Cultural2019 - Centenario del nacimiento de Iris Murdoch.El protagonista de esta inquietante novela es un nonagenario llamado Bruno, que, en el ocaso de sus días, yace en la cama obsesionado por las sombras de su pasado y seducido todavía por su principal pasión: las arañas.Desde su lecho, golpeado por los años y la enfermedad, Bruno es como un arácnido que atrapa en la telaraña de su experiencia a todo aquel que de un modo u otro ha tenido relación con él: su distante hijo Miles, su yerno Danby y la amante de este, Adelaide, y los primos gemelos de esta, el vengativo Will y el siniestro Nigel. Perdidos en un laberinto de intensos sentimientos, todos construyen una trepidante trama de amor, celos, venganza, remordimiento y redención, cuya altura y sutilidad acercan la novela a los poderosos dramas de Shakespeare.La crítica ha dicho. «Iris Murdoch tiene hoy más vigencia que nunca porque sus temas son universales: el bien y su vulnerabilidad, el amor en todas sus facetas y etapas, y el poder del amor y del arte para reemplazarlo, la presencia ominosa del pasado en nuestras vidas. Pero su mirada es la nuestra, su modernidad está en suhumor, su inteligencia y su filantropía, que la vuelven irresistible.». Manuel Llorente, La Esfera de Papel de El Mundo«Iris Murdoch es incapaz de escribir sin fascinar.»The Times«Hay que remontarse a George Eliot para encontrar un equivalente a Iris Murdoch.». Harold Bloom«Leerla supone entrar en contacto con un mundo intelectual de preocupaciones teóricas y prácticas, narrativas y éticas, que resulta extraordinariamente seductor.». Álvaro Pombo«Uno de los más altos logros de la literatura contemporánea.»The New York Review of Books«Iris Murdoch es la más importante escritora inglesa de nuestro tiempo.». A. S. Byatt«El dominio del lenguaje, la historia y la filosofía de Murdoch atrapan al lector más avezado.»Publishers Weekly«Un originalísimo mundo novelístico de una interminable seducción.»El País«Los libros de Iris Murdoch han constituidopara mí una provisión impagable de diversión, de dicha, de conocimiento moral.». Ignacio Echevarría, El Cultural«En El sueño de Bruno, Iris Murdoch domina su talento como nunca lo había hecho. En ella están todas las sorpresas y alegrías características de su obra.». Walter Allen, The New York Times«Todos estos libros [.] comparten una manifiesta ambición y entraña literaria, por no decir un incendio, [.] y componen el ciclo de madurez literaria de Murdoch, que vuelve al presente impulsada por vigencia filosófica y estética de su narrativa.». Karina Sainz Borgo, Vozpópuli«La inglesa que rompió el molde: el centenario del nacimiento de Iris Murdoch devuelve a las librerías sus tres novelas más importantes, [.] una excelente oportunidad para acercarse a una autora que supo combinar la profundidad filosófica con la fluidez narrativa. Y con un poco de sexo también, que nunca está de más.». Álvaro Colomer, El Mundo EAN: 9788426410931 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Título: El Sueño de BrunoAutor: Murdoch, Iris (1919-1999) Editorial: Lumen, Barcelona.
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Published by CDE, Milano, 1971
Seller: Libreria Scripta Manent, ALBENGA, SV, Italy
Traduzione: Fiori Andreini Gabriella dall'inglese . Pagine: 332 . Formato: 16° . Rilegatura: Cartonato blu con scritte oro al dorso . Stato: Buono . Caratteristiche: Bruniture . Collana: Un libro al mese L10 .
Published by Destino, Barcelona, 1974
ISBN 10: 8423308383ISBN 13: 9788423308385
Seller: Perolibros S.L., Madrid, Spain
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Tela con sobrecub. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Bien. Traducción de Rafael Vázquez Zamora. -- 461 p. -- Áncora y delfín, 423. -- Sobrecubierta rozada en los bordes y sello de anterior lector.
Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0701132515ISBN 13: 9780701132514
Seller: Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 601. Thick 8vo. Ivory boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Faint bump to spine tail, else, extremities exceptionally well-preserved showing no additional flaws, contents equally without blemish with clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in near fine, unclipped, dustjacket. Overall, very good+.
Published by London, Chatto and Windus - The Hogarth Press,, 1983
ISBN 10: 0701126825ISBN 13: 9780701126827
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Condition: Ottimo (Fine). Jacket illustration by Cathie Felstead. 8vo. pp. 576. . Ottimo (Fine). . Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). . Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Book.
Condition: Ottimo (Fine). . 8vo. pp. 250. . Ottimo (Fine). . Prima ed. americana (First American Edition). . Rilegato mezza tela, sovracoperta (half-cloth binding, dust jacket). Book.
Published by New York, The Viking Press,, 1986
ISBN 10: 0670809403ISBN 13: 9780670809400
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Condition: Ottimo (Fine). Painting on front jacket by Kent Williams. 8vo. pp. 522. . Ottimo (Fine). . Prima ed. americana (First American Edition). . Rilegato mezza tela, sovracoperta (half-cloth binding, dust jacket). Book.
Published by Random House Of Canada, Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1989
ISBN 10: 0394221311ISBN 13: 9780394221311
Seller: Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. pp. 563. Thick 8vo. Black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Near fine and housed in near fine very lightly rubbed, unclipped, dustjacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. First Edition. First Impression. 8vo: 319,(1)pp. Publisher's pale olive cloth, spine stamped in gilt, top edge stained slate-blue; illustrated dust jacket by Christopher Comford, priced 21s. About Fine (spine tips lightly faded, one corner bumped), Near Fine or better jacket (back panel toned). Fletcher & Bove A0629. "The isolated west coast of Ireland, with its ancient dolmens and megaliths, great cliffs of black sandstone, dark coastline, killing sea, dangerous bogs, caves, and underground rivers, provides the compelling setting of The Unicorn. Although Murdoch eschews the term Gothic novel as being too narrow, five of her novels strongly emphasize Gothic motifs, and The Unicorn is among those that have received critical acclaim." (Literary Encyclopedia) Note: With few exceptions (always noted), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. Fletcher & Bove.
Published by Espasa Libros, S.L. 09/1992, Madrid, 1992
ISBN 10: 8423972879ISBN 13: 9788423972876
Seller: Librería Torres-Espinosa, MADRID, MADRI, Spain
Book First Edition
1ª edición. 328 p. 17*11 cm.Rústica editorial. (84-239-7287-9) Fecha Impresión: 09/1992. Traducido del Inglés.Buen estado. Atención: Envíos contra reembolso 6 eur.
Rilegato (hardback). Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). . 8vo. pp. 252. . Molto buono (Very Good). Sovracoperta mancante (No dust jacket). Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). . Book.
Published by Welsh National Opera, 1980
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good softcover volume. Covers show light edge wear and smudging. Pages are clean and unmarked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by London, Chatto and Windus,, 1971
ISBN 10: 0701118210ISBN 13: 9780701118211
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Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). Jacket illustration by John Sergeant. 8vo. pp. 378. . Molto buono (Very Good). Firma di appartenenza all'occhiello. Piccola mancanza nella parte inferiore della sovracoperta, al dorso(Owner's name on the half-title. Little lack to DJ, near to spine). Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). . Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Book.
Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). Jacket design by John Sutcliffe. Prima edizione, seconda ristampa. 8vo. pp. 328. . Molto buono (Very Good). . First Edition, second impression. . Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Book.
Published by London, Chatto & Windus,, London, 1970
ISBN 10: 0701115343ISBN 13: 9780701115340
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hardcover. Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). . 8vo. pp. 402. . Molto buono (Very Good). . Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). . Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). Book.
Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). Jacket illustration by John Ward. 8vo. pp. 350. . Molto buono (Very Good). Piccola mancanza nella parte inferiore della sovracoperta, in corrispondenza del dorso (Little lack to DJ, near to spine). Prima edizione (First Edition, First Impression). . Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Book.
hardcover. Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). Jacket design by James and Ruth McCrea. 8vo. pp. 246. . Molto buono (Very Good). . Prima ed. americana (First American Edition). . Prima ed. americana (First American Edition). Book.
Seller: Eberhard Köstler Autographen&Bücher oHG, Tutzing, Germany
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Oxford, 11. X. 1989, 8°. 1 Seite. An Karl-Heinz Fleitmann: "Thank you for your kind letter. I send my best wishes to you [.]".
Published by London: Chatto and Windus, 1963, 1963
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 319; [1], blank. Sage green hardcovers with gilt titles to spine, top edge coloured blue, in pictorial dust-jacket by Christopher Cornford priced at 21s. Book is near fine; jacket very good, with a few chips and tears to extremities, some toning. A Gothic fantasy likened to the works of Sheridan LeFanu within the blurb.
Published by London: Chatto and Windus Ltd., 1974, 1974
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Modern literature]. FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo, pp.328: Publisher's green cloth boards and pictorial dust-jacket designed by John Sutcliffe, priced at £2.50. Jacket spine a little sunned and toned, with some minor spotting to edges, otherwise a clean, very good copy. Iris Murdoch was a novelist and philosopher; often in her work, she explores the themes of good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious.
Published by London: Chatto and Windus, 1963, 1963
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 319; [1], blank. Sage green hardcovers with gilt titles to spine, top edge blue, in pictorial dust-jacket by Christopher Cornford priced at 21s. No inscriptions. A very good copy in similar jacket which is a little chipped and frayed at the spine ends. Shows well. A Gothic fantasy likened to the works of Sheridan LeFanu within the blurb.
Published by London: Chatto and Windus, 1961, 1961
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.252. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by John Woodcock, priced at 18s. No inscriptions. Book is a little bumped and handled. Very good, in a similar jacket with a few small chips. Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into an intensive emotional re-education.
Published by London: Chatto and Windus, 1962, 1962
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.348; [4], blank. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by T. Ritchie. Single ink name to flyleaf, extremities sunned, jacket spine is toned else fine. Overall a very good copy indeed. A tragi-comedy of human relationships.