Iris Murdoch Quotes on Knowledge
Iris Murdoch was a 20th-century British philosopher and novelist, the author of 26 novels and several volumes of moral philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Iris Murdoch on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Iris Murdoch:
“Love is the perception of individuals.”
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“The Bell (1958) p. 91”
He felt neither guilt nor distress at the pleasure with which he was now filled by the proximity of this young creature, and when he discovered in himself even physical symptoms of his inclination he did not take fright, but continued cheerfully and serenely to see Nick whenever the ordinary run of his duties suggested it, congratulating himself upon the newly achieved solidity and rational calm o -
“The Bell (1958), ch. 9; 2001, p. 119.”
The chief requirement of the good life... is to live without any image of oneself. -
“The Bell (1958), ch. 19; 2001, p. 219.”
We can only learn to love by loving. -
“Only lies and evil come from letting people off.”
A Severed Head (1961); 1976, p. 61. -
“A Severed Head (1961); 1976, p. 61.”
Only lies and evil come from letting people off. -
“There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.”
A Severed Head (1961); 1976, p. 181.