1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910709929103321

Autore

Stone W. C (William C.)

Titolo

Inelastic behavior of full-scale bridge columns subjected to cyclic loading / / William C. Stone; Geraldine S. Cheok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1988

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

NBSIR ; ; 88-3788

Altri autori (Persone)

CheokGeraldine S

StoneW. C (William C.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

1988.

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Title from PDF title page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910983354203321

Autore

Read Daniel

Titolo

Degrees of Evil in Iris Murdoch's Fiction and Philosophy / / by Daniel Read

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031758416

3031758412

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 pages)

Collana

Iris Murdoch Today, , 2731-3328

Disciplina

823.914

Soggetti

Literature - Philosophy

Aesthetics

Literature, Modern - 20th century

Sex

Political science

Philosophy of Literature

Twentieth-Century Literature

Gender Studies

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One: Introduction: Evil and the Writings of Iris Murdoch -- Chapter Two: Iris Murdoch and the Problem of Evil -- Chapter Three: Iris Murdoch and the Problem of Dualism -- Chapter Five: Responding to Evil: Banality, Testimony and Terrorism -- Chapter Five: Murdoch’s Villains: Enchanters, Psychopaths and Saints -- Chapter Six: Female Figures of Evil: Gender and Power in Murdoch’s Fiction -- Chapter Seven: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

“Iris Murdoch is vital for her time and ours. Her writings resonate powerfully with the deepest areas of our lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in her depiction of evil. She did not shy away from dealing with the horrors of the twentieth century. This book engages with Murdoch on evil, recognising the range of her reading and influences and the power of her writing. I recommend this book for those familiar



with Murdoch and for all those aware of the force of evil in our lives.” —Gary Browning, Emeritus Professor of Political Thought at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK “Daniel Read throws unprecedented light on Murdoch’s fears for the impact of evil on the world. His work is not only a significant contribution to contemporary Murdoch scholarship, it is also a challenge to humanity to recognise and respond to evil when they meet it, face to face.” —Anne Rowe, Visiting Professor at the University of Chichester and Emeritus Research Fellow at Kingston University, London, UK This is the first survey of Murdoch’s exploration of evil, addressing aesthetic, philosophical, political and theological perspectives. The study demonstrates how her work engages with currently urgent issues of trauma, terrorism and psychopathy and brings her works into dialogue with key figures in twentieth- and twenty-first-century discussions of evil, including Hannah Arendt, Carl Gustav Jung, Susan Neiman and Simone Weil. These resonances are traced through close readings of Murdoch’s published fiction and philosophy in combination with unpublished texts, including annotations, interviews and letters. Murdoch’s detailed and nuanced portrayal of evil invites readers to explore the complexities of human behaviour and the potential for moral failure. Daniel Read is a Visiting (Hourly Paid) Lecturer at Kingston University, London, where he completed his PhD in 2019. He is also an editor of and contributor to the Iris Murdoch Review. Degrees of Evil in Iris Murdoch’s Fiction and Philosophy is his first monograph.