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The myths we live by /
Mary Midgley argues in this powerful book that, far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge classics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD TO THE ROUTLEDGE CLASSICS EDITION; 1 HOW MYTHS WORK; 2 OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD; 3 PROGRESS, SCIENCE AND MODERNITY; 4 THOUGHT HAS MANY FORMS; 5 THE AIMS OF REDUCTION; 6 DUALISTIC DILEMMAS; 7 MOTIVES, MATERIALISM AND MEGALOMANIA; 8 WHAT ACTION IS; 9 TIDYING THE INNER SCENE: Why memes?; 10 THE SLEEP OF REASON PRODUCES MONSTERS; 11 GETTING RID OF THE EGO; 12 CULTURAL EVOLUTION?; 13 SELECTING THE SELECTORS; 14 IS REASON SEX-LINKED?; 15 THE JOURNEY FROM FREEDOM TO DESOLATION; 16 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE YUK FACTOR; 17 THE NEW ALCHEMY.