Iris Murdoch was one of the great philosophers and novelists of the
twentieth century and The Sovereignty of Good is her most important and
enduring philosophical work. She argues that philosophy has focused,
mistakenly, on what it is right to do rather than good to be and that
only by restoring the notion of 'vision' to moral thinking can this
distortion be corrected. This brilliant work shows why Iris Murdoch
remains essential reading: a vivid and uncompromising style, a
commitment to forceful argument, and a courage to go against the grain.
With a foreword by Mary Midgley.