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The Solitary Self
The Solitary Self
Darwin And The Selfish Gene »
 
 
 
 
 

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... »
 
 
 
 
 

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... »
 
 
 
 
 

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

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

Wickedness
Wickedness
A Philosophical Essay »
 
 
 
 
 

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... »
 
 
 
 
 

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... »