Literature deals with the mysterious, the ambiguous and the particular; philosophy aims at solving conceptual problems in austere, unselfish, candid prose . That was Iris Murdoch's view (which perhaps reflects the Oxford philosophy she encountered rather than an essential feature of the subject). James Ryerson has interesting thoughts on this topic (though omits to mention J.M. Coetzee) Read more...
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