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 powerfu... » 

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 powerful new book. She asks how can we bring together thedepersonalized picture of ourselves which we draw from science with thepersonal attitudes by which we live how can we harmonize science and poetry?With her customary clear style and sharp prose Midgley points out that thefields of science and poetry are not really hostile kingdoms. They areinstead parts of our wider worldview snapshots taken from differentangles. It is because we hold them apart that we go wrong on a host ofproblems from the relation between mind and body to global warming and thedebate about memes.Invoking the unity of the imagination to restore the wholeness of our livesScience and Poetry is a tour de force of passionate but clearheaded thinkingabout science and ourselves. «