The Sovereignty of Good
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The Sovereignty of Good is a philosophical work by Iris Murdoch that argues for the centrality of moral vision, attention, and the concept of “the Good” in ethics against dominant existentialist and behaviorist trends.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sovereignty of Good canonical | 2 |
| “The Sovereignty of Good Over Other Concepts” | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sovereignty of Good Context triple: [Iris Murdoch, notableWork, The Sovereignty of Good]
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A.
The Right and the Good
The Right and the Good is a 1930 work of moral philosophy by W. D. Ross that introduces his influential theory of prima facie duties and defends an intuitionist, pluralistic approach to ethics.
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B.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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C.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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D.
On the Ends of Good and Evil
On the Ends of Good and Evil is a philosophical work by Cicero that explores and critiques major ancient theories of ethics and the highest human good.
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E.
After Virtue
After Virtue is a highly influential 1981 work of moral and political philosophy by Alasdair MacIntyre that critiques modern ethical theory and argues for a return to an Aristotelian virtue ethics tradition.
- 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: The Sovereignty of Good Target entity description: The Sovereignty of Good is a philosophical work by Iris Murdoch that argues for the centrality of moral vision, attention, and the concept of “the Good” in ethics against dominant existentialist and behaviorist trends.
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A.
The Right and the Good
The Right and the Good is a 1930 work of moral philosophy by W. D. Ross that introduces his influential theory of prima facie duties and defends an intuitionist, pluralistic approach to ethics.
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B.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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C.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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D.
On the Ends of Good and Evil
On the Ends of Good and Evil is a philosophical work by Cicero that explores and critiques major ancient theories of ethics and the highest human good.
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E.
After Virtue
After Virtue is a highly influential 1981 work of moral and political philosophy by Alasdair MacIntyre that critiques modern ethical theory and argues for a return to an Aristotelian virtue ethics tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
ethics in literature
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philosophy ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
centrality of the Good in ethics
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importance of moral attention ⓘ moral progress through vision and attention ⓘ objectivity of moral value ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| form | collection of essays ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“On ‘God’ and ‘Good’”
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“The Idea of Perfection” ⓘ “The Sovereignty of Good Over Other Concepts” ⓘ
linked to:
The Sovereignty of Good
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| influenced |
contemporary virtue ethics
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debates on moral realism in the late 20th century ⓘ moral philosophy of attention ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. E. M. Anscombe
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linked to:
Elizabeth Anscombe
Immanuel Kant ⓘ Plato ⓘ Simone Weil ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
inner moral life
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moral perception ⓘ the Good as a transcendent ideal ⓘ unselfing ⓘ virtue and character ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of behaviorism
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critique of existentialism ⓘ moral attention ⓘ moral realism ⓘ moral vision ⓘ the Good ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
attention as a moral discipline
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goodness as independent of will and choice ⓘ moral life as vision rather than decision ⓘ |
| opposes |
behaviorism
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existentialist ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubject |
ethics
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metaethics ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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moral realism ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedPhilosopher | Iris Murdoch ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
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The Idea of Perfection (essay) ⓘ |
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linked to: The Sovereignty of Good