The Misfortunes of a Word-watcher : a Reading of Iris Murdoch, A Word Child.

Abstract

International audienceI propose a reading of Iris Murdoch's A Word Child and show how hernovel resonates with important themes in Ludwig Wittgenstein'sPhilosophical Investigations, as read by Stanley Cavell, such as theidealization of language. I highlight the ethical significance of such anidealization