Loving Gaze and Accurate Knowledge

Frequently, philosophers use examples to make their ideas clearer readers. Later, commentators take these and go beyond the philosophers’ original intentions. This doubtless occurs because example is so well-chosen that it prompts questions or problems did not concern example’s originator at time. While may serve its context well, however, cannot respond for which was devised. case with famous of mother-in-law daughter-in-law offered by Iris Murdoch as evidence possible speak morality even when transformations a subject only affect subject’s inner life. Because Murdoch’s rich, has served starting point other analyses address mother-in-law’s motives transformation process she undergoes her view daughterin- law changes. That present paper, sets out analyse relationship between painstakingly acquired knowledge reality loving gaze (LG). Basing my analysis on example, I will apply conclusions an interpretation process. In this transformation, virtue understood “(...) just mode vision good quality consciousness”1, appears be key element in explaining change. However, question must asked whether cause behind or, rather, change, then enters into realm virtue. words, does give rise LG lead virtue?