Iris Murdoch on Philosophy and Literature: Section 3

[iLuvAkeys4ever]

Thanks for sharing. Gtcha

[corsarioriddim]

@knocked44 Think he might be more intelligent than his guest LOL

[BIGMACHAMBURGER1]

Thank you for loading these up. :)x

[TheDavid2222]

@knocked44 You underestimate Magee's intelligence when you say that. When you read Magee's books you instantly notice how intelligent he really is. Magee is also a first rate interpreter of Schopenhauer's philosophy.

[HolyFerdinand]

Iris murdoch seriously looks JUST like a turtle.

[Sirbringabel]

I would argue that Literature can serve as a means of projecting philosophical ideas to a broader audience and clarifying them (despite Murdoch's claim that Literature serves to mystify). For example one can gain a very solid understanding of Nietzsche's Ubermensch from Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment. Or, to use a more contemporary example, the idea of man in the state of nature by reading Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road'.

[owenline]

@knocked44 And how are you to quantify the answer to the question: Who, between the two (Iris or Bryan), is the more intelligent?! I'd say to that statement that M.Magee is more than capable of holding his own with the people he interviews.

[lady00010]

@knocked44

I'm afraid I would disagree with you, every interesting view that she politely allowed him to choose to entertain or not, he left untouched, and went on to try and be her equal, impossible task. I found the interview fascinating but mourned the numerous missed opportunities. Thank you all the same.

[rchlboyd]

Susan Boyle is so confident and intelligent ... although the footage is a little whisky for 2009 don't you think?

[BrianTheMusicMan]

Magee was in the right here I think. Dostoevsky is doing philosophy in Karamazov, you can't say Rebellion or The Devil isn't philosophical or mere idea play.

[Wittgensteinsocrates]

Hah! Who is more intelligent than Magee? Give us some examples and justify them.

[lambos1985]

philosophy is found in literature; novels, for instance, raise philosophical issues; but philosophy *isn't* literature. note that literature ISNT language, for language is the core of all philosophy.

[grai]

this stuff makes me feel really thick

What year was this?

do we know if they were friends? Murdoch seems slightly irritated by him

Thanks for posting

[debevecisback]

i appreciate how magee is prepared to challenge his interviewee's opinions. it makes for a real debate.