Iris Murdoch between buddhism and christianity: moral change, conceptual loss/recovery, unselfing
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216275%3A25210%2F22%3A39919533" target="_blank" >RIV/00216275:25210/22:39919533 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21692327.2022.2129744?journalCode=rjpt20" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21692327.2022.2129744?journalCode=rjpt20</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21692327.2022.2129744" target="_blank" >10.1080/21692327.2022.2129744</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Iris Murdoch between buddhism and christianity: moral change, conceptual loss/recovery, unselfing
Original language description
The article discusses Iris Murdoch's philosophical relationship to Buddhism. First, we argue that Murdoch was not, and did not identify herself as, a Buddhist. Then we suggest caution regarding Murdoch's interpretations of Buddhism. On the one hand, she applies the limited viewpoint of her era. On the other hand, her approach is motivated by insights tracing affinities between Buddhism and Husserl's and Sartre's analyses of consciousness, as well as Platonic ideas of unselfing and self-purification. Murdoch's reflections on Buddhism serve primarily a complex argument about the role of religion in our moral lives, as these reflect the rapidly changing Western cultural environment. She envisages the possibility for Christianity to learn from Buddhism and move closer towards demythologisation and a radical, loving commitment to the others here and now. While Murdoch's observations may not be accurate as a 'diagnosis of our times', they serve as a valuable opening for reflecting on our lives in the suggested terms. They are also inspiring in their optimism that there is the possibility to learn from others (other cultures, other religions) for the better. The 'muddled' nature of our reality does not thwart this possibility of learning; it only makes its particular steps unpredictable.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60302 - Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EF15_003%2F0000425" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000425: Centre for Ethics</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Philosophy and Theology
ISSN
2169-2327
e-ISSN
2169-2335
Volume of the periodical
83
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1-3
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
180-199
UT code for WoS article
000867548400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85139940741