Novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch stresses the issue of reality in her writings.Focusing on Murdoch's philosophy,this paper explores Murdoch's idea of reality by examining her critique of contemporary philosophy's idea of reality,her elaboration of morality and reality,and her discussion of art and reality.In her philosophy,Murdoch not only criticizes the idea of reality followed by contemporary philosophy but also challenges the moral philosophy constructed by contemporary philosophy.Dissatisfied with contemporary moral philosophy,Murdoch develops her own moral realism by resorting to Plato's philosophy.Murdoch's moral realism not only relates the individual's moral pursuit to their cognition of reality but also ties the Good with the perfect knowledge of reality and connects freedom with the cognition of the others'reality.Moreover,Murdoch's moral realism relates art to reality,exploring art's revelation and distortion of reality,and artist's responsibility to truly represent reality.
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