"Let me look again": The Moral Philosophy and Literature Debate at 40

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New Literary History Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI:10.1353/nlh.2024.a932369

Ruth Murphy

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Abstract

Abstract:

This article explores the relationship between ethics and literature, particularly as it has been conceived in academic debates since the early 1980s. It offers a reconciliation of the dichotomy between literature and moral philosophy through the concept of bifocality: writing that responds to the moral demands of a lived reality in both a philosophical and literary way. I suggest that bifocal writing is often found in works of testimony. Primo Levi's 1986 work The Drowned and the Saved, a collection of essays on the significance of the Holocaust, is then presented as an arch example.

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"让我再看看道德哲学与文学的 40 岁辩论

摘要:本文探讨了伦理学与文学之间的关系，尤其是自 20 世纪 80 年代初以来在学术讨论中的构想。文章通过 "两重性 "的概念，对文学与道德哲学之间的对立进行了调和：写作既以哲学的方式又以文学的方式回应了生活现实的道德要求。我认为，两重性写作常常出现在见证作品中。普里莫-列维 1986 年的作品《溺水者与获救者》是一部关于大屠杀意义的论文集，我将以这部作品为例进行介绍。

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New Literary History LITERATURE-

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期刊介绍： New Literary History focuses on questions of theory, method, interpretation, and literary history. Rather than espousing a single ideology or intellectual framework, it canvasses a wide range of scholarly concerns. By examining the bases of criticism, the journal provokes debate on the relations between literary and cultural texts and present needs. A major international forum for scholarly exchange, New Literary History has received six awards from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.