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This anthology includes carefully chosen selections from her best-selling books, including Wickedness, Beast and Man, Science and Poetry and The Myths We Live By. An unrivalled introduction to a great philosopher, and includes a.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Midgley, Mary, 1919-2018
Otros Autores: Midgley, David, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2005.
Temas:
1900-1999
Philosophy, British > 20th century.
Philosophie britannique > 20e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Philosophy, British.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter INTRODUCTION
  • part Part One
  • The Roots of Human Nature
  • chapter 1 HAVE WE A NATURE?
  • chapter 2 ANIMALS AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
  • chapter 3 SPEECH AND OTHER EXCELLENCES
  • chapter 4 THE PROBLEM OF NATURAL EVIL
  • chapter 5 THE ELUSIVENESS OF RESPONSIBILITY
  • chapter 6 SELVES AND SHADOWS
  • chapter 7 Emotion, Emotiveness and Sentimentality
  • chapter 8 EQUALITY AND OUTER DARKNESS
  • chapter 9 IS A DOLPHIN A PERSON?
  • part Part Two
  • Philosophizing Out in the World
  • chapter 10 PHILOSOPHICAL PLUMBING
  • chapter 11 WISDOM AND CONTEMPLATION
  • chapter 12 THE WITHDRAWAL OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY
  • chapter 13 ESCAPING FROM SOLITUDE
  • chapter 14 THE HUMAN HEART AND OTHER ORGANS
  • chapter 15 On Trying Out One's New Sword on a Chance Wayfarer
  • part Part Three
  • The Myths of Science
  • chapter 16 SALVATION AND THE ACADEMICS
  • chapter 17 EVOLUTIONARY DRAMAS
  • chapter 18 THE IRRESISTIBLE ESCALATOR
  • chapter 19 THE SERVICE OF SELF AND THE SERVICE OF KALI
  • chapter 20 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE YUK FACTOR
  • chapter 21 THE SUPERNATURAL ENGINEER
  • chapter 22 THE REMARKABLE MASCULINE BIRTH OF TIME
  • part Part Four
  • Reason and Imagination
  • chapter 23 THE SOURCES OF THOUGHT
  • chapter 24 Atomistic Visions: The Quest for Permanence
  • chapter 25 PUTTING OUR SELVES TOGETHER AGAIN
  • chapter 26 A PLAGUE ON BOTH THEIR HOUSES
  • part Part Five
  • Gaian Thinking: Putting it All Together
  • chapter 27 INDIVIDUALISM AND THE CONCEPT OF GAIA
  • chapter 28 Gods and Goddesses: The Role of Wonder
  • chapter 29 WHY THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SOCIETY
  • chapter 30 THE UNITY OF LIFE.

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