Moral Philosophers and the Novel A Study of Winch, Nussbaum and Rorty [Hardcover]

In this fascinating study, Peter Johnson makes explicit the issues involved in using the novel as a source in moral philosophy. The book pays close attention to questions of method, aesthetic accounts of the novel and the nature of ethical knowledge. The views of leading philosophers are examined and criticised in the light of the book's distinctive contribution to the current debate.Acknowledgements Introduction The Middle Ground Decent Signs Enter the Novel The Novel's Gifts Fiction and the Good The Novel and Ethical Reflection Goods and Powers Truth Drops Out Versions of Events Fictions and Freedoms Conclusion

'Peter Johnson's impressive study gives us an erudite and perceptive reading of recent work that has investigated the novel's role in ethical theory.' - Philosophical Writings

PETER JOHNSON is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Southampton, UK. He has published widely in moral and political philosophy and on the philosopher R.G. Collingwood.