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Science And Poetry
Science And Poetry
Is science the only way to understand the world and are genes us?Renowned moral philosopher Mary Midgley tackles these pressing questions andmore in her powe... »
 
 
 
 
 

Utopias, Dolphins and Computers
Utopias, Dolphins and Computers
In this text, Mary Midgley looks at the chronic difficulties of thinking straight about large-scale problems. Philosophy, she argues, offers a way to solve s... »
 
 
 
 
 

The Ethical Primate
The Ethical Primate
Humans, Freedom and Morality »
 
 
 
 
 

Wickedness
Wickedness
A Philosophical Essay »
 
 
 
 
 

Animals And Why They Matter
Animals And Why They Matter
Animals and Why They Matter »
 
 
 
 
 

Science as Salvation
Science as Salvation
A Modern Myth And Its Meaning »
 
 
 
 
 

Beast And Man
Beast And Man
Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley stresses con... »
 
 
 
 
 

The Myths We Live by
The Myths We Live by
Mary Midgley argues in her powerful new book that far from being the oppositeof science myth is a central part of it. In brilliant prose she claims thatmyths... »
 
 
 
 
 

Earthy Realism
Earthy Realism
The Meaning of Gaia »
 
 
 
 
 

The Myths We Live By
The Myths We Live By
We are encouraged to think that the language of science opposes myth, but does it? Mary Midgley argues in her new book that far from being the opposite of sc... »