In an impassioned defence of the importance of our own thoughts, feelings and experiences, the renowned philosopher Mary......more
In an impassioned defence of the importance of our own thoughts, feelings and experiences, the renowned philosopher Mary......more
With a new Introduction by the author ’An elegant and sane little book. - The New Statesman Myths, as Mary Midgley argue......more
One of the UK’s foremost living moral philosophers, Mary Midgley recounts her remarkable story in this elegiac and movin......more
Science, according to the received wisdom of the day, can answer any question we choose to put to it - even the most fun......more
Feared and admired in equal measure, Mary Midgley has carefully yet profoundly challenged many of the scientific and mor......more
With a new introduction by the author. It is a book of superb spirit and style, more entertaining than a work of philoso......more
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Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Be......more
According to The Guardian, Midgley is ’the foremost scourge of scientific pretentions in this country; someone whose wit......more
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary bril......more
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