Mary Midgley

British moral philosopher known for work on ethics, human nature, animal rights, and for critiquing reductionist and scientistic approaches to biology and society; author of numerous books and essays arguing for the moral significance of human and animal life.

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  1. 1. The Myths We Live By

    A vivid critique of modern reductionism that argues our lives are organized by underlying stories and metaphors, this book shows how so‑called myths—broad, shared frameworks for understanding human nature, morality, and social relations—shape what we think of as facts and values; it defends the moral imagination against simplistic scientific and materialist accounts, urges humility about the limits of technical explanations, and calls for a richer, pluralistic appreciation of the symbolic and ethical narratives that sustain human societies.

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