{"product_id":"mary-midgley-the-myths-we-live-by-9780415610247","title":"The Myths We Live By","description":"With a new Introduction by the author\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'An elegant and sane little book. - The New Statesman\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMyths, 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMary 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.","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53188946854230,"sku":"9780415610247-G","price":14.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780415610247_1.jpg?v=1781609296","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/mary-midgley-the-myths-we-live-by-9780415610247","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}