Iris Murdoch once observed: "philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious". What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything - even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of good and bad, and myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions - and her own conclusions - can be found in the "Sovereignty of Good". The Boston Review hailed these essays as 'her most influential pieces of philosophy'.