Iris Murdoch
Contemporary Ireland Moral Philosophy
Biography
Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Known for her novels and her work on moral philosophy.
Life Dates
Born: July 15, 1919
Died: February 8, 1999
Notable Quotes
"We can only learn to love by loving."
"Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real."
"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats."
"The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries."
"Philosophy aims at the logical clarification of thoughts."