Between the Algorithm of Law and Total Religion: Ian McEwan’s The Children Act Cover Image

Między algorytmem prawa a religią totalną na podstawie powieści Iana McEwana W imię dziecka
Between the Algorithm of Law and Total Religion: Ian McEwan’s The Children Act

Author(s): Anna Głąb
Subject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: McEwan; religion; law; rationality; blood transfusion; Jehovah’s Witnesses

Summary/Abstract: First, the article discusses the British writer, Ian McEwan, from the standpoint of his atheism. It does so through the prism of “double-track” world views which characterize some of his works (Black Dogs and Enduring Love). In the second part, the essay moves on to address the moral problem of his penultimate novel, Children Act, and discusses the dilemma present here on three levels: religious, legal, and existential. The last one seems to be crucial to determining the tragic nature of the characters’ situation.

  • Issue Year: 65/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 151-175
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish