Wisdom, Information and Wonder
This treatise on the question of knowledge challenges readers to re-examine the protective barriers built to isolate science from other forms of enquiry. The... »

The Solitary Self
Darwin And The Selfish Gene »

Science And Poetry
Is science the only way to understand the world and are genes us?Renowned moral philosopher Mary Midgley tackles these pressing questions andmore in her powe... »

Can't We Make Moral Judgements?
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The Ethical Primate
Humans, Freedom and Morality »

Utopias, Dolphins and Computers
In this text, Mary Midgley looks at the chronic difficulties of thinking straight about large-scale problems. Philosophy, she argues, offers a way to solve s... »

Wickedness
A Philosophical Essay »

Science as Salvation
A Modern Myth And Its Meaning »

Animals And Why They Matter
Animals and Why They Matter »

Beast And Man
Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley stresses con... »