Manifesto!

Episode 89: Madame Murdoch

Manifesto!

Show Notes

Jake and Phil are joined by Jenn Frey, a philosopher at the University of Virginia, to discuss Iris Murdoch and Madame Bovary

The Manifesto:

Iris Murdoch - The Sovereignty of Good

https://eganphilosophy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Murdoch-The-Sovereignty-of-Good-Over-Other-Concepts.pdf

The Art:

Flaubert - Madame Bovary

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