Ethics, Evil, and Fiction

Ethics, Evil, and Fiction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780198237167
ISBN-13 : 0198237162
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Book Synopsis Ethics, Evil, and Fiction by : Colin McGinn

Download or read book Ethics, Evil, and Fiction written by Colin McGinn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together moral philosophy and literary analysis in a way that offers new insights for both, McGinn examines the relations between morality, art and beauty. He shows the value of literary texts as sources of moral illumination.


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