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The Myths We Live By (Hardcover)
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The Myths We Live By (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Classics
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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
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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