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The Essential Mary Midgley
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2005
The Essential Mary Midgley written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Philosophy, British categories.
This anthology includes carefully chosen selections from her best-selling books, including Wickedness, Beast and Man, Science and Poetry and The Myths We Live By. An unrivalled introduction to a great philosopher, and includes a.
The Essential Mary Midgley
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Author : International Society for Science and Religion
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Essential Mary Midgley written by International Society for Science and Religion and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Philosophy, British categories.
The Essential Mary Midgley
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Author : David Midgley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Essential Mary Midgley written by David Midgley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Philosophy, British categories.
Heart And Mind
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2003
Heart And Mind written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Decision making categories.
Midgley addresses herself to the problems of moral philosophy and psychology, examining the way we think of ourselves and how this affects our lives.
The Myths We Live By
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-09-14
The Myths We Live By written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-14 with Education categories.
Hardback sold over 2,000 copies and reprinted twice in six months Strong reviews in the Sunday Times and New Statesman and controversial one in the THES Mary's books have sold over 50,000 copies and are now a key element in Routledge Classics Controversial: takes Dawkins' idea of memes and E.O. Wilson's 'consilience' head on Lots of vivid examples: microscopes, returning wolves to the wild, computers, neo-Darwinism in popular science books New edited collection of Mary Midgley's works is currently being planned
Wickedness
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Author : Dr Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-08-29
Wickedness written by Dr Mary Midgley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-29 with Philosophy categories.
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. In Wickedness she sets out to delineate not so much the nature of wickedness as its actual sources. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. She provides us with a framework that accepts its existence yet offers humankind the possibility of rejecting this part of our nature. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity. To read Wickedness is to understand Mary Midgley's reputation as one of the world's greatest moral philosophers.
Owl Of Minerva
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-05-07
Owl Of Minerva written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
One of the UK's foremost moral philosophers, Mary Midgley recounts her remarkable story in this elegiac and moving account of friendships found and lost, bitter philosophical battles and of a profound love of teaching. In spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about Mary's life. Part of a famous generation of women philosophers that includes Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Warnock and Iris Murdoch, Midgley tells us in vivid and humorous fashion how they cut a swathe through the arid landscape of 1950s British Philosophy, writing and arguing about the grand themes of character, beauty and the meaning of rudeness. As the mother of three children, her journey during the 1950s and 1960s was one of a woman fighting to combine a professional career with raising a family. In startling contrast to many of the academic stars of her generation, we learn that Midgley nearly became a novelist and started writing philosophy only when in her fifties, suggesting that Minerva’s owl really does fly at dusk. Charting the highs and lows of philosophy and academia in Britain, this publication sheds light on Mary’s close friends, her moral philosophy and her meetings with major philosophers, including Wittgenstein and Isaiah Berlin.
Science As Salvation
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-02-01
Science As Salvation written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Philosophy categories.
What is the role of scientists in society? What should we think when they talk about more than just science? Mary Midgley discusses the high spiritual ambitions which tend to gather around the notion of science.
Science And Poetry
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Science And Poetry written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Philosophy categories.
Crude materialism, reduction of mind to body, extreme individualism. All products of a 17th century scientific inheritance which looks at the parts of our existence at the expense of the whole. Cutting through myths of scientific omnipotence, Mary Midgley explores how this inheritance has so powerfully shaped the way we are, and the problems it has brought with it. She argues that poetry and the arts can help reconcile these problems, and counteract generations of 'one-eyed specialists', unable and unwilling to look beyond their own scientific or literary sphere. Dawkins, Atkins, Bacon and Descartes all come under fire as Midgely sears through contemporary debate, from Gaia to memes, and organic food to greenhouse gases. After years of unquestioned imperialism, science is finally forced to take a step back and acknowledge the arts.
Beast And Man
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Author : Mary Midgley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-03
Beast And Man written by Mary Midgley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03 with Education categories.
Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals, stresses continuities. What makes people tick? Largely, she asserts, the same things as animals. She tells us humans are rather more like other animals than we previously allowed ourselves to believe, and reminds us just how primitive we are in comparison to the sophistication of many animals. A veritable classic for our age, Beast and Man has helped change the way we think about ourselves and the world in which we live.