Laying One’s Cards on the Table: Experiencing Exile and Finding Our Feet in Moral Philosophical Encounters

Abstract Engaging with the philosophical writings of Iris Murdoch, we submit that there are difficulties associated providing a good description morality intimately connected in understanding other human beings. We suggest three senses which moral reflection needs to account for our others: (1) failure understand someone is not merely an intellectual failure, but also engages us morally; (2) question limited extent particular person, presents itself how picture people; and (3) “philosophical pictures morality” fundamentally shape conceptual framework use investigate morality, as well analysis find illuminative satisfactory. Exploring implications these claims, ask what it means think others same, or different, from ourselves. then consider ethical significance finding, feet encounters others, dwelling on metaphor movement reveals one way never at peace exploration morality.