Wickedness (Routledge Classics) - Softcover

Midgley, Dr. Dr Mary; Midgley, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415253985 ISBN 13: 9780415253987

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity.

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Mary Midgley (1919-), a philosopher with a special interest in ethics, human nature and science, has a widespread international following for her work. Other publications include The Ethical Primate, Science as Salvation, Utopias, Dolphins and Computers and, most recently, Science and Poetry

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'Mary Midgley is a philosopher with what many have come to admire, and some to fear, as one of the sharpest critical pens in the West.' - Steven Rose, author of The Conscious Brain

To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. In 'Wickedness' she sets out to delineate not so much the nature of wickedness as its actual sources. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. She provides us with a framework that accepts its existence yet offers humankind the possibility of rejecting this part of our nature. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity. To read 'Wickedness' is to understand Mary Midgley's reputation as one of the world's greatest moral philosophers.

Mary Midgley (1919-). A philosopher with a special interest in ethics, human nature and science, has a widespread international following for her work. Other publications include 'The Ethical Primate', 'Science as Salvation', 'Utopias, Dolphins and Computers' and, most recently, 'Science and Poetry'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415253985
• ISBN 13: 9780415253987
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 252