{"product_id":"the-myths-we-live-by-mary-midgley-9780415610247","title":"The Myths We Live By","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a new Introduction by the author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An elegant and sane little book. - \u003cem\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyths, 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Myths We Live By \u003c\/em\u003ereminds us of the powerful role of symbolism and the need to take our imaginative life seriously. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Midgley is a moral philosopher and the author of many books including \u003cem\u003eWickedness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvolution as a Religion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeast and Man \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eScience and Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e. All are published in Routledge Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Midgley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415610249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415610247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Mary Midgley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987310248191,"sku":"9780415610247","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b958127-d729-49aa-babc-c42c880651f4.jpg?v=1683288220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-myths-we-live-by-mary-midgley-9780415610247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}