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The Myths We Live By (Routledge Classics) Book
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Amazon
Paperback. Pub Date :2011-04-04 Pages: 278 Language: English Publisher: Routledge Myths. 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 a today a potent force. Far from being the opposite of science. however. Midgley argues that myth is a central part of it. Myths are neither lies nor mere stories but a network of powerful symbols for interpreting the world. Tackling a dazzling array of subjects such as philosophy. evolutionary psychology. animals. consciousness and the environment in her customary razor-sharp prose . The Myths We Live By reminds us of the powerful role of symbolism and the need to take our imaginative...
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Foyles
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 interest; and in science the idea of human beings as machines, which originates in the seventeenth century, is a today a potent force. Far from being the opposite of science, however, Midgley argues that myth is a central part of it. Myths are neither lies nor mere stories but a network of powerful symbols for interpreting the world. Tackling a dazzling array of subjects such as philosophy, evolutionary psychology, animals, consciousness and the environment in her customary razor-sharp prose, The Myths We Live By reminds us of the powerful role of symbolism and the need to take our imaginative life seriously. Mary Midgley is a moral philosopher and the author of many books including Wickedness, Evolution as a Religion, Beast and Man and Science and Poetry. All are published in Routledge Classics.
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Blackwell
Originally published: 2004. With new foreword. With a new Introduction by the author 'An elegant and sane little book. - The New Statesman Myths, as Mary Midgley argues in this powerful book, are everywhere. In political thought they sit at the...
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BookDepository
The Myths We Live By : Paperback : Taylor & Francis Ltd : 9780415610247 : 0415610249 : 14 Jun 2011 : Mary Midgley argues in this powerful book that, far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it.
- 0415610249
- 9780415610247
- Mary Midgley
- 4 April 2011
- Routledge
- Paperback (Book)
- 296
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