Moral Perception in Iris Murdoch
The idea of moral vision is both of relevance to a range of contemporary debates in moral philosophy and prominent in Iris Murdoch’s work. Murdoch talks variously of ‘really seeing’, ‘looking’, ‘attending’, a ‘loving gaze’, and so on. The significance of this talk has been disputed by commentators, both in terms of its philosophical import and in terms of its broader implications for Murdoch’s overall conception of morality. This conference will bring together both established and emerging scholars with a view to better understanding this notion of moral vision, its relation to Murdoch’s work more generally and to current debates in moral philosophy.
Date: 28 April 2018, 9:40 (Saturday, 1st week, Trinity 2018)
Venue: The Queen's College, High Street OX1 4AW
Speakers: Dr Anna Bergqvist (The Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice, St Catherine’s College University of Oxford), Dr Anil Gomes (University of Oxford), Prof Sophie Grace Chappell (Open University), Prof Lawrence Blum (University of Massachusetts), Dr Casey Doyle (University of Oxford), Dr Niklas Forsberg (University of Pardubice)
Organiser contact email address: ben.sorgiovanni@queens.ox.ac.uk
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://moralperceptionmurdoch.weebly.com/
Booking email: ben.sorgiovanni@queens.ox.ac.uk
Cost: Free for current students / £10 for all others
Audience: Public
Editor: Emily Downing