The distinguishing mark of human intelligence is simply, love. This then, is the real Turing test of the metaphysical animals: “You shall know them by their love.”
Category: Iris Murdoch
Book Review of The Women are up to Something and Metaphysical Animals
The year 2022 saw the publication of two books about four remarkable women philosophers: Elizabeth Anscombe, Phillipa Foot, Mary Midgely, and Iris Murdoch. The two books, Benjamin Lipscomb’s The Women are up to Something, and Clare Mac Cummhail and Rachael Wiseman’s book Metaphysical Animals, both tell the story of these women’s friendship and how they … Continue reading Book Review of The Women are up to Something and Metaphysical Animals

