{"product_id":"owl-of-minerva-9780415371391","title":"Owl of Minerva","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the UKâs foremost living 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about Maryâs 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mother of three children, her journey is one of a woman who during the 1950s and 1960s was 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 fi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Not only a superbly lively account of being educated in the first half of the twentieth century, but a portrait of one of the most utterly sensible, accessible and humane philosophers of our age.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eArchbishop\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRowan Williams, Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Her memoir is a warm and reassuring account of the value of civilised life and of the confidence it can provide.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A warm and humorous memoir by one of the UKs leading moral philosophers. Many young students sense well enough that in the present darkness, articulate and well-informed understanding of their scientific civilization, its values and politics is necessary. They need their Midgleys.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSimon Blackburn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Not only a superbly lively account of being educated in the first half of the twentieth century, but a portrait of one of the most utterly sensible, accessible and humane philosophers of our age.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRowan Williams (Archbishop), Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Her memoir is a warm and reassuring account of the value of civilised life and of the confidence it can provide.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This memoir contains humour as well as wit and is a joy to read.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A warm and humorous memoir by one of the UKs leading moral philosophers. Many young students sense well enough that in the present darkness, articulate and well-informed understanding of their scientific civilization, its values and politics is necessary. They need their Midgleys.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSimon Blackburn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Insightful and enjoyable'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTPM Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword: Light, Darkness and Owls \u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Early Days, 1924-33. \u003c\/strong\u003eGreenford Rectory Starting School. Moving On. Greenford Growing. Parental Activities. Other Scrutton Relatives. More Relatives: The Hays. Ladies and Non-Ladies \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Ancestors. \u003c\/strong\u003eThomas Urquhart and the Universal Language. Early Scruttons. The Lord Justice \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: At Downe House School, 1932-37. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Place. Learning This And That. Attending to History. Collingwood: A World Apart \u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: At Oxford, 1938-42. \u003c\/strong\u003ePreparations. First Impressions. Marxist Dreams. Studying the Classics. A Changing World. Life in Wartime. Marxism in Decline. Starting Greats. The Philosophical Scene. What is Empiricism? Gender Querie.s What Iris Said \u003cstrong\u003ePart 5: Wartime Jobs, 1942-45. \u003c\/strong\u003eIn The Civil Service. Interlude at Downe. At Bedford School \u003cstrong\u003ePart 6: In Oxford Again, 1945-9. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Boar’s Hill. Winter Interlude. Not Doing the B.Phil. \u003cstrong\u003ePart 7: At Reading, 1949-50. \u003c\/strong\u003eDialectical Difficulties \u003cstrong\u003ePart 8: At Newcastle, 1950 – 2004. \u003c\/strong\u003eSettling In Journalistic Ploys. Newcastle University. The Philosophy Department. Writing About Beasts and Other Things. Family Movements: Geoff’s Activities. Darker Weather: Survival Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018140090711,"sku":"9780415371391","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415371391.jpg?v=1750775767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/owl-of-minerva-9780415371391","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}