When was the person who wrote The Sovereignty of Good born?
The Sovereignty of Good The Sovereignty of Good is a book of moral philosophy by Iris Murdoch. First published in 1970, it comprises three previously published papers, all of which were originally delivered as lectures. Murdoch argued against the prevailing consensus in moral philosophy, proposing instead a Platonist approach. "The Sovereignty of Good" is Murdoch's best known philosophy book.
Herbert James Paton Herbert James Paton FBA FSA Scot (30 March 1887 – 2 August 1969) was a Scottish philosopher who taught at various university institutions, including Glasgow and Oxford. He worked in British intelligence during the to world wars and played a diplomatic role on behalf of Poland at the 1919 Versailles conference. In 1968, the year before his death, he published "The Claim of Scotland", a plea for greater general understanding of the constitutional position of his own native country.