Search results for ""Author Mary Midgley""
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC What Is Philosophy for?
Why should anybody take an interest in philosophy? Is it just another detailed study like metallurgy? Or is it similar to history, literature and even religion: a study meant to do some personal good and influence our lives? "Engaging and accessible, this vigorous swansong exemplifies many of Midgley's virtues, and revisits many of her favourite themes." - The Tablet In her last published work, Mary Midgley addresses provocative questions, interrogating the various forms of our current intellectual anxieties and confusions and how we might deal with them. In doing so, she provides a robust, yet not uncritical, defence of philosophy and the life of the mind. This defence is expertly placed in the context of contemporary debates about science, religion, and philosophy. It asks whether, in light of rampant scientific and technological developments, we still need philosophy to help us think about the big questions of meaning, knowledge, and value.
£22.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Are You an Illusion?
A full-spirited defence of the self against the scientific and materialist view that it doesn't exist Mary Midgley at her best, with her critical pen skewering figures ranging from Descartes to Richard Dawkins Widely reviewed on its first publication, including The Financial Times This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Stephen Cave
£18.19
Imprint Academic Earthy Realism: The Meaning of Gaia
£10.69
Taylor & Francis Wickedness
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity.
£15.63
