{"title":"Mary Midgley","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Midgley’s works explore the intricate relationships between humans, animals, and society, offering deep reflections on ethics and morality. Her writing challenges conventional wisdom and invites readers to reconsider the myths and assumptions that shape our understanding of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a clear and probing style, Midgley addresses fundamental questions in philosophy and psychology, encouraging thoughtful engagement with ideas about our nature and purpose. Her books are essential for those interested in ethical philosophy and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cant-we-make-moral-judgements-by-mary-midgley-9781474298001","title":"Can't We Make Moral Judgements?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow many times do we hear the statement 'It’s not for me to judge'? 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James and the Bhagavad Gita. The Bloomsbury Revelations edition includes a new preface from the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan't We Make Moral Judgements?\u003c\/i\u003e presents a compelling argument for re-evaluating our stance on moral judgements and their place in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46770090442988,"sku":"9781474298001","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25117533482712.jpg?v=1756431321"},{"product_id":"what-is-philosophy-for-by-mary-midgley-9781350051072","title":"What Is Philosophy for?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy 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?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging and accessible, this vigorous swansong exemplifies many of Midgley's virtues, and revisits many of her favourite themes.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis defence is expertly placed in the context of contemporary debates about science, religion, and philosophy. 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She tells us humans are rather more like other animals than we previously allowed ourselves to believe, and reminds us just how primitive we are in comparison to the sophistication of many animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA veritable classic for our age, \u003cem\u003eBeast and Man\u003c\/em\u003e has helped change the way we think about ourselves and the world in which we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605118173420,"sku":"9780415289863","price":224.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/edde1c238db3a0a0dced39832a5a37d2.jpg?v=1788153726"},{"product_id":"the-myths-we-live-by-by-mary-midgley-9781138834798","title":"The Myths We Live By","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new Introduction by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn elegant and sane little book.\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cem\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMyths, 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-interest; and in science, the idea of human beings as machines, which originates in the seventeenth century, is today a potent force. Far from being the opposite of science, however, Midgley argues that myth is a central part of it. 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