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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary MidgleyPublish date:2018-09-20Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350051072ISBN-10:1350051071UPC:9781350051072Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Social, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, MetaphysicsSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCC640CE2W

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?

Mary Midgley addresses these provocative questions in her most up-to-date statement on 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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350051072ISBN-10:1350051071UPC:9781350051072Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Social, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, MetaphysicsSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCC640CE2W
Mary Midgley is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Philosophy, Newcastle University, UK. One of the leading moral philosophers of the 20th century, Midgley has written extensively on human nature, science, ethics, animals, and the environment. Her books include Beast and Man, Heart and Mind, Animals and Why They Matter, Are You an Illusion? and Wickedness.
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