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WINNER OF THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK Elizabeth Anscombe:
defiantly brilliant, chain-smoking, trouser-wearing Catholic and
(eventual) mother of seven. Philippa Foot: pathalogically discreet,
quietly rebellious granddaughter of a US president. Mary Midgley:
witty scholar and careful observer of humans and animals alike.
Iris Murdoch: aspiring novelist and Francophile with the power to
seduce (almost) anyone. Written with expertise and flair,
Metaphysical Animals is a vivid portrait of the endeavours and
achievements of these four remarkable women. As undergraduates at
Oxford during the Second World War, they shared ideas (as well as
shoes, sofas and lovers). From the disorder and despair of war,
they went on to breathe new life into philosophy, creating a
radically fresh way of thinking about freedom, reality and human
goodness that is there for us today. 'Evocative and sparkling' New
York Times 'A triumph' Mail on Sunday
**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'S BOOK OF THE WEEK** *Picked as a
Guardian read for summer 2022* 'In philosophy, one must start from
scratch - & it takes a very long time to reach scratch' Iris
Murdoch, Mary Midgley, Philippa Foot and Elizabeth Anscombe were
philosophy students at Oxford during the Second World War when most
male undergraduates (and many tutors) were conscripted. Taught by
refugee scholars, women and conscientious objectors, the four
friends developed a philosophy that could respond to the war's
darkest revelations. How, they asked, do we find our way through
the devastation of what we have created? Not even the great
thinkers of the past or the logical innovators and Existentialists
of the early twentieth century could make sense of this new human
reality. So, in search of an answer, the four friends set out to
bring philosophy back to life. Written with expertise and flair,
Metaphysical Animals is a vivid blend of philosophy and recovered
history - bringing back the women who shared ideas, as well as
sofas, shoes and even lovers. Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael
Wiseman show how from the disorder and despair of the war, four
brilliant friends reinvigorated philosophy and created a way of
ethical thinking that remains with us today. '[A] splendidly
entertaining book, fizzing with character and incident' Spectator
'Invigorating... told with terrific fluency and humour' Sunday
Times
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