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Animals and Why They Matter
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 1998
398 kr
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Animals and Why They Matter examines the barriers that our philosophical traditions have erected between human beings and animals and reveals that the too-often ridiculed subject of animal rights is an issue crucially related to such problems within the human community as racism, sexism, and age …
Wickedness
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2001
264 kr
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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 …
What Is Philosophy for?
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2018
313 kr
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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 …
Beast and Man
The Roots of Human Nature
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2002
297 kr
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Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals, stresses continuities. What makes people tick? Largely, she asserts, the same things as animals. She tells us humans …
Är du en illusion?
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2016
3,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
209 kr
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KAN det vi kallar våra >jag I Är du en illusion? gör den brittiske filosofen Mary Midgley upp med denna vetenskapsmyt och visar på dess kulturella och idéhistoriska rötter. Elegant och klartänkt visar Midgley att förmågan att skapa helhet och mening är grundläggande för vår mänsklighet, och att den …
Wisdom, Information and Wonder
What is Knowledge For?
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 1991
646 kr
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In this book one of Britain's leading philosophers tackles a question at the root of our civilisation: What is knowledge for? Midgley rejects the fragmentary and specialized way in which information is conveyed in the high-tech world, and criticizes conceptions of philosophy that support this mode …
Earthy Realism
The Meaning of Gaia
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2007
132 kr
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GAIA, named after the ancient Greek mother-goddess, is the notion that the Earth and the life on it form an active, self-maintaining whole. By its use of personification it attacks the view that the physical world is inert and lifeless. It has a scientific side, as shown by the new university …
Ethical Primate
Humans, Freedom and Morality
Av Mary Midgley
Inbunden, 1994
2504 kr
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In The Ethical Primate, Mary Midgley, 'one of the sharpest critical pens in the West' according to the Times Literary Supplement, addresses the fundamental question of human freedom.Scientists and philosophers have found it difficult to understand how each human-being can be a living part of the …
Science as Salvation
A Modern Myth and its Meaning
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 1994
500 kr
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What is the role of scientists in society? What should we think when they talk about more than just science? Mary Midgley discusses the high spiritual ambitions which tend to gather around the notion of science.
Ethical Primate
Humans, Freedom and Morality
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 1996
631 kr
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In The Ethical Primate, Mary Midgley, 'one of the sharpest critical pens in the West' according to the Times Literary Supplement, addresses the fundamental question of human freedom.Scientists and philosophers have found it difficult to understand how each human-being can be a living part of the …
Utopias, Dolphins and Computers
Problems in Philosophical Plumbing
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2000
646 kr
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Why do the big philosophical questions so often strike us as far-fetched and little to with everyday life? Mary Midgley shows that it need not be that way; she shows that there is a need for philosophy in the real world. Her popularity as one of our foremost philosophers is based on a no-nonsense, …
Science and Poetry
Av Mary Midgley
Inbunden, 2000
2504 kr
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Crude materialism, reduction of mind to body, extreme individualism. All products of a 17th century scientific inheritance which looks at the parts of our existence at the expense of the whole.Cutting through myths of scientific omnipotence, Mary Midgley explores how this inheritance has so …
Evolution as a Religion
Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2002
297 kr
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According to The Guardian, Midgley is 'the foremost scourge of scientific pretentions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who fee she sometimes oversteps the mark'. This book examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that …
Heart and Mind
The Varieties of Moral Experience
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2003
235 kr
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With a new introduction by the author. It is a book of superb spirit and style, more entertaining than a work of philosophy has any right to be.’ – Times Literary Supplement. Throughout our lives we are making moral choices. Some decisions simply direct our everyday comings and goings; others …
Owl of Minerva
A Memoir
Av Mary Midgley
Inbunden, 2005
997 kr
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One of the UK's foremost 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.In spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about Mary's life. …
Owl of Minerva
A Memoir
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2007
386 kr
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One of the UK’s 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.In spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about …
Science and Poetry
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2006
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
364 kr
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Science, according to the received wisdom of the day, can answer any question we choose to put to it – even the most fundamental about ourselves, our behaviour and our cultures. But for Mary Midgley it can never be the whole story, as it cannot truly explain what it means to be human. In this …
Myths We Live By
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2011
292 kr
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With a new Introduction by the author'An elegant and sane little book. – The New StatesmanMyths, as Mary Midgley argues in this powerful book, are everywhere. In political thought they sit at the heart of theories of human nature and the social contract; in economics in the pursuit of self …
Are You an Illusion?
Av Mary Midgley
E-bok, 2023
312 kr
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In an impassioned defence of the importance of our own thoughts, feelings and experiences, the renowned philosopher Mary Midgley shows that there’s much more to our selves than a jumble of brain cells. Exploring the remarkable gap that has opened up between our understanding of our sense of self …
Are You an Illusion?
Av Mary Midgley
E-bok, 2023
312 kr
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In an impassioned defence of the importance of our own thoughts, feelings and experiences, the renowned philosopher Mary Midgley shows that there’s much more to our selves than a jumble of brain cells. Exploring the remarkable gap that has opened up between our understanding of our sense of self …
Are You an Illusion?
Av Mary Midgley
Häftad, 2023
306 kr
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In an impassioned defence of the importance of our own thoughts, feelings and experiences, the renowned philosopher Mary Midgley shows that there’s much more to our selves than a jumble of brain cells. Exploring the remarkable gap that has opened up between our understanding of our sense of self …
Are You an Illusion?
Av Mary Midgley
Inbunden, 2023
2504 kr
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In an impassioned defence of the importance of our own thoughts, feelings and experiences, the renowned philosopher Mary Midgley shows that there’s much more to our selves than a jumble of brain cells. Exploring the remarkable gap that has opened up between our understanding of our sense of self …
Essential Mary Midgley
Av Mary Midgley, David Midgley
Häftad, 2026
646 kr
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Feared and admired in equal measure, Mary Midgley has carefully yet profoundly challenged many of the scientific and moral orthodoxies of the twentieth century.The Essential Mary Midgley is a must-have anthology of the very best of Midgley's philosophy, whose work is described by the Financial …
Essential Mary Midgley
Av Mary Midgley, David Midgley
Inbunden, 2026
2504 kr
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Feared and admired in equal measure, Mary Midgley has carefully yet profoundly challenged many of the scientific and moral orthodoxies of the twentieth century.The Essential Mary Midgley is a must-have anthology of the very best of Midgley's philosophy, whose work is described by the Financial …
Wickedness
Av Mary Midgley, Dr Mary Midgley
E-bok, 2024
305 kr
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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 …
Wickedness
Av Mary Midgley, Dr Mary Midgley
E-bok, 2024
312 kr
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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 …
Essential Mary Midgley
Av Mary Midgley, David Midgley
E-bok, 2026
738 kr
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Feared and admired in equal measure, Mary Midgley has carefully yet profoundly challenged many of the scientific and moral orthodoxies of the twentieth century.The Essential Mary Midgley is a must-have anthology of the very best of Midgley's philosophy, whose work is described by the Financial …
Essential Mary Midgley
Av Mary Midgley, David Midgley
E-bok, 2026
746 kr
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Feared and admired in equal measure, Mary Midgley has carefully yet profoundly challenged many of the scientific and moral orthodoxies of the twentieth century.The Essential Mary Midgley is a must-have anthology of the very best of Midgley's philosophy, whose work is described by the Financial …
Owl of Minerva
A Memoir
Av Mary Midgley
E-bok, 2007
423 kr
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One of the UK''s foremost 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. In spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about Mary''s …
Owl of Minerva
A Memoir
Av Mary Midgley
E-bok, 2007
423 kr
Lägg i varukorg
One of the UK''s foremost 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. In spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about Mary''s …
