Sartre: Iris Murdoch

Iris Murdoch`s unique study of one of the 20th century`s foremost thinkers

Sartre`s powerful political passions were united with a memorable literary gift, placing him foremost among the novelists, as well as the philosophers, of our time. Iris Murdoch`s pioneering study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre`s rich and complex oeurve. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with a profound interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought that gives historical authenticity to Satre`s achievement, while showing the ambiguities and dangers inherent in his position.