This book reviews Iris Murdoch¿s thought as a whole. It surveys the breadth of her thinking
taking account of her philosophical works her novels and her letters. It shows how she
explored many aspects of experience and brought together apparently contradictory concepts such
as truth and love. The volume deals with her notions of truth love language morality
politics and her life. It shows how she offers a challenging provocative way of seeing things
which is related to but distinct from standard forms of analytical philosophy and Continental
thought. Unlike so many philosophers she does offer a philosophy to live by and unlike many
novelists she has reflected deeply on the kind of novels she aimed to write. The upshot is that
her novels and her philosophy can be read together productively as contributions to how we can
see others and the world.
