Proceedings of the 2021 5th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2021)

An Analysis of Moral Pursuit in Irish Murdoch’s The Severed Head

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Lei Zhang
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Lei Zhang
Available Online 9 August 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210806.038How to use a DOI?
Keywords
value, political challenge, consciousness, moral philosophy
Abstract

Modern men house potential meaning and value within themselves and their greatest social and political challenge is the exercise of consciousness through specific decisions that affirm and dignify the reality of other persons. Recreating a series of mythical characters and classical themes, Murdoch adjusts her moral philosophy to novelistic conventions and gains the success. This paper adopts myth and archetypal theory, analyses major characters and classical themes and interprets Murdoch’s metaphorical attention towards the meanings of existence and the lost identity of modern men.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 5th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
9 August 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.210806.038
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210806.038How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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