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StanceOfMind<p>"By opening our eyes we do not necessarily see what confronts us. We are anxiety-ridden animals. Our minds are continually active, fabricating an anxious, usually self-preoccupied, often falsifying _veil_ which partially conceals the world. Our states of consciousness differ in quality, our fantasies and reveries are not trivial and unimportant, they are profoundly connected with our energies and our ability to choose and act. And if quality of consciousness matters, then anything which alters consciousness in the direction of unselfishness, objectivity and realism is to be connected with virtue.... The authority of morals is the authority of truth, that is of reality."</p><p>-IRIS MURDOCH</p><p>Murdoch, I., 1970.&nbsp;_The Sovereignty of Good_. London: Routledge &amp; Kegan Paul, p. 87.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consciousness</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reality</span></a></p>
James Jefferies<p>Had a cracking couple of days in London:</p><p>1) visiting for the final time <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/ViolasRoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ViolasRoom</span></a> the current <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/punchdrunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punchdrunk</span></a> show in Woolwich</p><p>2) meeting my best pal for tea</p><p>3) spending the day with the best of Parliament (Librarians of course)</p><p>4) watching a screening of the <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Iris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iris</span></a> film with an intro and discussion afterwards at the BFI about <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a></p><p>5) meeting up with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://assemblag.es/@rachelcoldicutt" class="u-url mention">@<span>rachelcoldicutt</span></a></span> for a long overdue catchup </p><p>Incredible!</p>
James Jefferies<p>A great write up of the 2024 <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> conference by Liz Dexter - featuring my postcards! <a href="https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2024/09/02/the-iris-murdoch-society-conference-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">librofulltime.wordpress.com/20</span><span class="invisible">24/09/02/the-iris-murdoch-society-conference-2024</span></a></p>
James Jefferies<p>Thinking of writing up my talk on Colours in <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> but wondering where to put it, then I remembered I’ve a Pika account (<a href="https://pika.page" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pika.page</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) and I’ve not checked in on dev progress since Christmas! Will add to my to-do list 😀</p>
James Jefferies<p>I’m at the <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> conference, running around looking for an HDMI lead so I can do my talk on <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> and colours! <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Chichester" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chichester</span></a></p>
James Jefferies<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@fantasticlife" class="u-url mention">@<span>fantasticlife</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rgarner" class="u-url mention">@<span>rgarner</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@anyaso" class="u-url mention">@<span>anyaso</span></a></span> you forget my train wrangling powers! </p><p>I’m busy working on my talk for the <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> conference - identifying colours in the different novels - and dog sitting - whilst the rest of the family are away</p>
Julie Howlin<p>"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better."</p><p>On her birthday, 10 quotes from Iris Murdoch:</p><p><a href="https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/07/15-july-iris-murdoch-quotes.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/</span><span class="invisible">07/15-july-iris-murdoch-quotes.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirthAnniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthAnniversary</span></a></p>
James Jefferies<p>Got a busy day, first, a blue plaque unveiling for <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> followed by a work trip to Parliament, followed by a trip to see <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/punchdrunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>punchdrunk</span></a> ‘s latest - The Viola Room</p>
Irish Philosophy<p>It's <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shakespeare</span></a> 's birthday <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (probably). </p><p>Iris Murdoch on basing aesthetics, not on definitions, but on the concrete.</p><p>"let us start by saying that Shakespeare is the greatest of all artists, and let our aesthetic grow to be the philosophical justification of this judgement." </p><p><a href="https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2016/04/23/shakespeare-aesthetics-and-morality/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishphilosophy.com/2016/04/23</span><span class="invisible">/shakespeare-aesthetics-and-morality/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/aesthetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aesthetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPhilosophyOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPhilosophyOTD</span></a></p>
Irish Philosophy<p>New post on the wonderful podcast by the Iris Murdoch Society on the day after (sorry) the 25th anniversary of Iris Murdoch's death <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> 1999</p><p>Remembering Iris: The Iris Murdoch Podcast<br><a href="https://irishphilosophy.com/2024/02/08/remembering-iris-the-iris-murdoch-podcast/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">irishphilosophy.com/2024/02/08</span><span class="invisible">/remembering-iris-the-iris-murdoch-podcast/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DIB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIB</span></a>: <a href="https://www.dib.ie/biography/murdoch-jean-iris-a6063" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dib.ie/biography/murdoch-jean-</span><span class="invisible">iris-a6063</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPhilosophyOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPhilosophyOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a></p>
David Thomas Jackson<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MarcChagall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcChagall</span></a><br>Les Arums<br>1949</p><p>"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. <br>The great task in life is to find reality." <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a></p>
Rachel Handley<p>I'm delighted to have a piece forthcoming in the Iris Murdoch Review! It will be out in the Autumn.</p><p>If you enjoy Murdoch's work, then do join the society. It is well worth the money!</p><p><a href="https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/product/membership/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">irismurdochsociety.org.uk/prod</span><span class="invisible">uct/membership/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/irismurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irismurdoch</span></a></p>
BonneMillie<p>I finished <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/irismurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irismurdoch</span></a> The Sea, The Sea today. Someone told me Iris Murdoch was their favourite author and I realised I had never read any of her work. I remain baffled despite reading two Guardian articles on the book and an 1978 review, but have since been informed I’d like her non-fiction writing better so I will try again. On the upside, I thought the descriptions of the sea were very nice 😂 (Not the point of the story!)</p>
James Jefferies<p>The Booker prize has a new name and the one I voted for won! It will be called Iris after <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> 😁 <a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/the-booker-prize-trophy-now-has-a-name-and-its-iris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebookerprizes.com/the-booker</span><span class="invisible">-library/features/the-booker-prize-trophy-now-has-a-name-and-its-iris</span></a></p>
Irish Philosophy<p>Four female philosophers (Iris Murdoch, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Elizabeth Anscombe) who swam against the tide </p><p>Review by Rachel Handley in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TLS</span></a> of "Metaphysical Animals: How four women brought philosophy back to life" </p><p> <a href="https://the-tls.co.uk/articles/metaphysical-animals-clare-mac-cumhaill-rachael-wiseman-review-rachel-handley/?fbclid=IwAR3an1ULPSnJdJrTlnqqgq0CsDTwOCMa49RN6k238fh7xsAUo68gWZLOC-A" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-tls.co.uk/articles/metaphy</span><span class="invisible">sical-animals-clare-mac-cumhaill-rachael-wiseman-review-rachel-handley/?fbclid=IwAR3an1ULPSnJdJrTlnqqgq0CsDTwOCMa49RN6k238fh7xsAUo68gWZLOC-A</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>female</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a></p>
Irish Philosophy<p>"I think being a woman is like being Irish… Everyone says you’re important and nice, but you take second place all the same." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> in the novel "The Red and the Green" set in the Ireland of 1916, and of which Damien Kiberd says, “beneath the surface traditionalism…the modern world struggles to be born.” </p><p>A post on the philosophy of the novel: <a href="https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2016/02/08/murdoch-being-irish/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishphilosophy.com/2016/02/08</span><span class="invisible">/murdoch-being-irish/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishPhilosophy</span></a></p>
James Jefferies<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@JonathanReeve" class="u-url mention">@<span>JonathanReeve</span></a></span> Hi Jonathan! I did a talk at the <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> conference this year about my project from your course - brought back some happy memories of <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/TheMoonstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheMoonstone</span></a> and the rest 😁</p>
James Jefferies<p>I’m James, I’m a technologist based in <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Sheffield" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sheffield</span></a> where I live with my family. I work as a freelancer through my company <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/ShedCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShedCode</span></a> <a href="https://shedcode.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">shedcode.co.uk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and also am the Data Engineer for <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/RewildingBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RewildingBritain</span></a> where I’m helping to set up a Data Platform for gathering and reporting <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> data. I mainly work with <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Ruby" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ruby</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Rails" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rails</span></a> </p><p>Favourite band <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/TheWeddingPresent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheWeddingPresent</span></a> <br />Favourite author <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/IrisMurdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IrisMurdoch</span></a> - I built the site <a href="https://irismurdoch.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">irismurdoch.info</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 

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