Author: "Mary Midgley"

A Golden Manifesto, Part II

Mary Midgley continues her recollection of a golden age of female philosophy.
[Issue 117: December 2016 / January 2017: Articles]

A Golden Manifesto

Mary Midgley remembers a golden age of female philosophy, and argues that it holds lessons for today.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Articles]

Does Philosophy Get Out of Date?

Mary Midgley says philosophy is about understanding the context and about understanding how we came to be where we are.
[Issue 103: July/August 2014: Articles]

Death and the Human Animal

Mary Midgley questions the superficial allure of endless life.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012: Death & Morality]

Love and its Disappointment by David Brazier

Mary Midgley writes of love and therapy.
[Issue 75: September/October 2009: Books]

Purpose, Meaning & Darwinism

Mary Midgley meditates on mind and meaning among the mutations.
[Issue 71: January/February 2009: Charles Darwin]

A Plague On Both Their Houses

Mary Midgley thinks creationists and evolutionists need to overcome the bewitchment of their own thinking and learn how to talk to each other.
[Issue 64: November/December 2007: Articles]

What Do We Mean By Security?

Mary Midgley argues that Security is not about the size of your military.
[Issue 61: May/June 2007: Human Futures]

Souls, Minds, Bodies and Planets (part 2)

In which Mary Midgley discusses the nature of consciousness and argues that the legacy of Descartes is disasterous for our view of ourselves and our planet.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004: Consciousness]

Souls, Minds, Bodies & Planets

The first installment of a two-part article by Mary Midgley.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004: Articles]