Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
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Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals is a philosophical work by Iris Murdoch that explores the relationship between metaphysical concepts, moral life, and the role of art and attention in ethical understanding.
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| Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals Context triple: [Iris Murdoch, notableWork, Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals]
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Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
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B.
On Morality
"On Morality" is an influential essay by Joan Didion that examines the fragility and hypocrisy of conventional moral codes, collected in her 1968 nonfiction book Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
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C.
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
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D.
Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
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E.
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals Target entity description: Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals is a philosophical work by Iris Murdoch that explores the relationship between metaphysical concepts, moral life, and the role of art and attention in ethical understanding.
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A.
Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
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B.
On Morality
"On Morality" is an influential essay by Joan Didion that examines the fragility and hypocrisy of conventional moral codes, collected in her 1968 nonfiction book Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
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C.
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals
Review of the Principal Questions in Morals is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Richard Price that defends rationalist ethics and the objectivity of moral truths.
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D.
Outlines of Moral Philosophy
Outlines of Moral Philosophy is a foundational 18th-century work in moral philosophy by Scottish Enlightenment thinker Dugald Stewart, offering a systematic account of ethics, human nature, and moral reasoning.
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E.
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
overly formal moral theories
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reductive naturalism in ethics ⓘ |
| discusses |
Buddhism
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Christianity ⓘ Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Plato ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
connection between truthfulness and morality
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importance of inner moral work ⓘ importance of moral attention ⓘ importance of particularity in ethics ⓘ |
| examines |
connection between metaphysical pictures and moral life
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inner life and moral reflection ⓘ limits of theoretical moral systems ⓘ nature of moral change ⓘ relationship between art and morality ⓘ role of literature in ethical understanding ⓘ |
| focusesOnConcept |
attention
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love ⓘ moral imagination ⓘ moral vision ⓘ the Good ⓘ unselfing ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
essay collection
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extended philosophical argument ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of modern moral philosophy
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goodness and the concept of the Good ⓘ moral perception and vision ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ relationship between metaphysics and morality ⓘ role of art in moral understanding ⓘ role of attention in ethics ⓘ spiritual and religious dimensions of ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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moral realism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | The Sovereignty of Good ⓘ |
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