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Owl of Minerva: A Memoirby: Mary Midgley December 16, 2004 |
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Science and Poetry (Routledge Classics)by: Mary Midgley February 01, 2006 |
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This book, Midgley informs us,is based on previous lectures and articles and other publications. Maybe this explains why this rather large volume yields few nuggets of wisdom. I came to this book having been struck by B.Appleyard's more systematic and forceful presentation of rather similar ideas in his "Understanding the Present"(1993).One of Midgley's particular targets seems to be Richard Dawkins, whom she quotes often but not necessarily in a fair manner. In her introduction (p.4) she attacks the "rhetoric of the selfish gene" and presents a "formula of metaphysical reduction" from "Unweaving the Rainbow", but fails to note that in this particular passage he stresses he is just speculating - he is not trying to solve the problem of consciousness, ... Read More:
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The Essential Mary Midgleyby: Mary Midgley, James Lovelock May 26, 2005 |
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OK. I have to declare an interest. Mary taught ethics at Newcastle when I was a student there. But then quite a few people review books written by people they know, so perhaps I can be permitted a certain enthusiasm. Mary Midgley is probably the most sane philosopher writing today. Between the passion of Peter Singer and the academic prop-forwardry of Colin McGinn, Mary writes that while she and her sons became vegetarians, her husband, Geoff, remained steadfastly carnivorous, and that she remains of the view that preventing animals suffering is more important than not eating them. A wonderfully Aristotelian view on a modern issue. The book is also very amusing with a beautiful mix of historical stories, bits of academic nonsense and hard ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Beast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature (Routledge Classics)by: Mary Midgley July 11, 2002 |
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Mary Midgley has made a career out of taking public muddles and examining them with a view to clearing up the muddle in a way which is always illuminating and often just obviously right. Here, she turns her wonderfully sharp attention to the debate between those who argue that human nature is a blank slate, completely open to shaping by the environment, and works which compare human behaviour with that of the other animals. In the process, she makes a brilliant contribution to our understanding of ourselves and our motives. This edition includes a new introduction where she points out that she has satisfied nobody in the debate. Well, I had my own disagreements at points, but I found her contribution readable, fascinating, penetrating and insightful as always. If ... Read More:
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The Owl of Minerva: A Memoirby: Mary Midgley October 09, 2005 |
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Mary Midgley has made a career out of taking public muddles and examining them with a view to clearing up the muddle in a way which is always illuminating and often just obviously right. Here, she turns her wonderfully sharp attention to the debate between those who argue that human nature is a blank slate, completely open to shaping by the environment, and works which compare human behaviour with that of the other animals. In the process, she makes a brilliant contribution to our understanding of ourselves and our motives. This edition includes a new introduction where she points out that she has satisfied nobody in the debate. Well, I had my own disagreements at points, but I found her contribution readable, fascinating, penetrating and insightful as always. If ... Read More:
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Science as Salvation: A Modern Myth and Its Meaningby: Mary Midgley March 31, 1994 |
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Mary Midgley's excellent work shows clearly that what often passes for science these days is, in fact, myth presenting itself as fact against superstition. Midgley regards Dawkins et.al. as reductionists whose theories are ideologically driven rather than motivated by any objective scientific criteria, representing an attempt to substitute scientism for the humanities.
Historically this trend arose from the eighteenth century revolt against political and religious institutions and, although Midgley does not regard it as driven by atheism, she does regard it as a male driven attempt to deprive nature of its being. She questions natural selection not on ideological but on practical grounds. Why did humankind on this particular planet develop thought? Indeed, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Earthy Realism: The Meaning of Gaia (Societas): The Meaning of Gaia (Societas)by: Mary Midgley April 01, 2007 |
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Mary Midgley's excellent work shows clearly that what often passes for science these days is, in fact, myth presenting itself as fact against superstition. Midgley regards Dawkins et.al. as reductionists whose theories are ideologically driven rather than motivated by any objective scientific criteria, representing an attempt to substitute scientism for the humanities.
Historically this trend arose from the eighteenth century revolt against political and religious institutions and, although Midgley does not regard it as driven by atheism, she does regard it as a male driven attempt to deprive nature of its being. She questions natural selection not on ideological but on practical grounds. Why did humankind on this particular planet develop thought? Indeed, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Wickedness (Routledge Classics): A Philosophical Essay (Routledge Classics)by: Dr Mary Midgley, Mary Midgley May 18, 2001 |
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Mary Midgley's excellent work shows clearly that what often passes for science these days is, in fact, myth presenting itself as fact against superstition. Midgley regards Dawkins et.al. as reductionists whose theories are ideologically driven rather than motivated by any objective scientific criteria, representing an attempt to substitute scientism for the humanities.
Historically this trend arose from the eighteenth century revolt against political and religious institutions and, although Midgley does not regard it as driven by atheism, she does regard it as a male driven attempt to deprive nature of its being. She questions natural selection not on ideological but on practical grounds. Why did humankind on this particular planet develop thought? Indeed, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Beast and Man: Roots of Human Natureby: Mary Midgley April 20, 1995 |
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Mary Midgley has made a career out of taking public muddles and examining them with a view to clearing up the muddle in a way which is always illuminating and often just obviously right. Here, she turns her wonderfully sharp attention to the debate between those who argue that human nature is a blank slate, completely open to shaping by the environment, and works which compare human behaviour with that of the other animals. In the process, she makes a brilliant contribution to our understanding of ourselves and our motives. This edition includes a new introduction where she points out that she has satisfied nobody in the debate. Well, I had my own disagreements at points, but I found her contribution readable, fascinating, penetrating and insightful as always. If you have ... Read More:
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Wickedness: A Philosophical Essayby: Mary Midgley September 11, 1986 |
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Mary Midgley has made a career out of taking public muddles and examining them with a view to clearing up the muddle in a way which is always illuminating and often just obviously right. Here, she turns her wonderfully sharp attention to the debate between those who argue that human nature is a blank slate, completely open to shaping by the environment, and works which compare human behaviour with that of the other animals. In the process, she makes a brilliant contribution to our understanding of ourselves and our motives. This edition includes a new introduction where she points out that she has satisfied nobody in the debate. Well, I had my own disagreements at points, but I found her contribution readable, fascinating, penetrating and insightful as always. If you have ... Read More:
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