Science and Poetry
Autor Mary Midgleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 2006
Preț: 200.94 lei
Puncte Express: 301
Carte tipărită la comandă
Livrare economică 09-23 iulie
Livrare express 04-10 iunie pentru 32.36 lei
Livrare prin curier în România Termenul estimat este afișat lângă disponibilitate.
Transport gratuit de la 400.00 lei Plată online sau ramburs, în funcție de opțiunile comenzii.
Retur gratuit în 14 zile Comandă securizată și suport în română.
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415378482
ISBN-10: 0415378486
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415378486
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
V-ar putea interesa
-
The Chemical Philosophy of Robert Boyle: Mechanicism, Chymical Atoms, and EmergenceMarina Paola Banchetti-Robino-29%Preț: 545.31 lei772.39 lei -
-18%Preț: 1073.11 lei1308.68 lei -
Explanation, Laws, and CausationWei WangPreț: 410.88 lei -
Preț: 410.31 lei -
Preț: 459.57 lei -
Preț: 433.20 lei -
Preț: 436.67 lei -
Risk, Technology, and Moral EmotionsSabine RoeserPreț: 468.90 lei -
Preț: 397.07 lei -
Science as Salvation: A Modern Myth and its MeaningMary MidgleyPreț: 297.01 lei -
The Ethical Primate: Humans, Freedom and MoralityMary MidgleyPreț: 382.11 lei -
Owl of Minerva: A MemoirMary Midgley-15%Preț: 411.73 lei484.39 lei -
The Myths We Live ByMary MidgleyPreț: 164.92 lei -
Paleontology: A Philosophical IntroductionDerek TurnerPreț: 213.05 lei -
Preț: 349.17 lei -
Beyond SpacetimeNick Huggett-11%Preț: 491.65 lei552.41 lei -
Fine-Tuning in the Physical UniverseDavid Sloan-11%Preț: 503.42 lei565.63 lei -
-18%Preț: 1209.12 lei1474.54 lei -
The Solitary Self: Darwin and the Selfish GeneMary Midgley-18%Preț: 1073.16 lei1308.73 lei -
Recasting RealityHarald AtmanspacherPreț: 379.38 lei -
-18%Preț: 1182.64 lei1442.25 lei -
Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of ScienceRobert S. Cohen-18%Preț: 1280.12 lei1561.13 lei -
The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's StoneAlan Chalmers-15%Preț: 618.99 lei728.23 lei
Public țintă
GeneralNotă biografică
Mary Midgley (1919-2018) is a popular moral philosopher and has been described by The Guardian as "the foremost scourge of scientific pretension in this country." She has recently completed her autobiography, The Owl of Minerva (Routledge, 2005).
Cuprins
Part 1: Visions of Rationality 1. The Sources of Thought 2. Knowledge Considered as Weed-Killer 3. Rationality and Rainbows 4. The Origin of Disillusion 5. Atomistic Dreams - The Quest for Permanence 6. Memes and Other Unusual Life-Forms
Part 2: Mind and Body - The End of Apartheid 7. Putting Our Selves Together Again 8. Living in the World 9. The Strange Persistence of Fatalism 10. Chess-Boards and Presidents of the Immortals 11. Doing Science on Purpose 12. One World but a Big One 13 A Plague on both their Houses 14. Being Scientific about Our Selves
Part 3: In What Kind of World? 15. Widening Responsibilities 16. The Problem of Humbug 17. Individualism and the Concept of Gaia 18. Gods and Goddesses - The Role of Wonder 19. Why There is Such a Thing as Society? 20. Paradoxes of Sociobiology and Social Darwinism 21. Mythology, Rhetoric and Religion
Recenzii
‘A fiercely combative philosopher … our foremost scourge of scientific pretension.’ ߝ The Guardian
'Midgley takes delight in torturing these scientistic propagandists with cool feline elegance.' - Bryan Appleyard, The Guardian
'With this book Midgley establishes herself as the most cool, coherent and sane critic of contemporary superstition that we have.' - Brian Appleyard, The Sunday Times
'Clearly and forcefully argued ... no reflective person could disagree with Midgley's view. By bringing some of the more important detail of the arguments into focus and quoting so appositely from the poets whose visions of the world enrich our understanding of it, she performs a service.' - A C Grayling, Literary Review
'There is much to commend about Science and Poetry, both in the character of Midgley's argument, and in the lucidity of her exposition.' - Kenan Malik, Times Literary Supplement
'One may already be convinced that science and poetry need not do battle, yet still read with fascination as Mary Midgley insightfully retraces some familiar lines Midgley writes perceptively - and beautifully - about many things But, in the end, it is the poetry, including the poetry of Midgley's prose, that makes the book worth reading.' - Philip Clayton, Nature
'She is one of the sharpest and most incisive philosophical minds writing today...her readers will surely want more.' - Janet Martin Soskice, The Tablet, 31 March 2001
'Midgley's books over the past 20 years have made a significant contribution to ending 'the contest of faculties' and to furthering the central philosophical mission of making sense of life. Science and Poetry is perhaps her most important book yet.' - Raymond Tallis, Times Higher April 6 2001
'The range of argument and citation is enormous: one gets the feeling of being in the grip of an awesome erudition.' - John Peck, Third Way April 2001
'[Science and Poetry] exemplifies the virtues of good writing, accessibility and compelling argument.' - Journal of Consciousness Studies
'... the book's strength, charm and fascination lie ... in the endless richness of the suggestions Midgley makes on the sequence of important issues that she addresses. However familiar the topic, there is always an "edge", a Midgley-esque insight, a piece of mild or major iconoclasm that makes one stop and read again.' - Theology
'Most immediately impressive are the beauty of Midgley's prose and her skill in unveiling her argument. These bring to the reader pleasurable hours in the company of an engaging philosopher and gifted stylist ... The poetry of Midgley's romantic vision lingers in the mind after the event.' - Noel Heather, Royal Holloway, University of London, Journal of Contemporary Religion
'Midgley takes delight in torturing these scientistic propagandists with cool feline elegance.' - Bryan Appleyard, The Guardian
'With this book Midgley establishes herself as the most cool, coherent and sane critic of contemporary superstition that we have.' - Brian Appleyard, The Sunday Times
'Clearly and forcefully argued ... no reflective person could disagree with Midgley's view. By bringing some of the more important detail of the arguments into focus and quoting so appositely from the poets whose visions of the world enrich our understanding of it, she performs a service.' - A C Grayling, Literary Review
'There is much to commend about Science and Poetry, both in the character of Midgley's argument, and in the lucidity of her exposition.' - Kenan Malik, Times Literary Supplement
'One may already be convinced that science and poetry need not do battle, yet still read with fascination as Mary Midgley insightfully retraces some familiar lines Midgley writes perceptively - and beautifully - about many things But, in the end, it is the poetry, including the poetry of Midgley's prose, that makes the book worth reading.' - Philip Clayton, Nature
'She is one of the sharpest and most incisive philosophical minds writing today...her readers will surely want more.' - Janet Martin Soskice, The Tablet, 31 March 2001
'Midgley's books over the past 20 years have made a significant contribution to ending 'the contest of faculties' and to furthering the central philosophical mission of making sense of life. Science and Poetry is perhaps her most important book yet.' - Raymond Tallis, Times Higher April 6 2001
'The range of argument and citation is enormous: one gets the feeling of being in the grip of an awesome erudition.' - John Peck, Third Way April 2001
'[Science and Poetry] exemplifies the virtues of good writing, accessibility and compelling argument.' - Journal of Consciousness Studies
'... the book's strength, charm and fascination lie ... in the endless richness of the suggestions Midgley makes on the sequence of important issues that she addresses. However familiar the topic, there is always an "edge", a Midgley-esque insight, a piece of mild or major iconoclasm that makes one stop and read again.' - Theology
'Most immediately impressive are the beauty of Midgley's prose and her skill in unveiling her argument. These bring to the reader pleasurable hours in the company of an engaging philosopher and gifted stylist ... The poetry of Midgley's romantic vision lingers in the mind after the event.' - Noel Heather, Royal Holloway, University of London, Journal of Contemporary Religion
Descriere
In this typically crusading work, universally acclaimed as a classic on first publication, Midgley asserts her corrective view that without poetry (or literature, or music, or history, or even theology) we cannot hope to understand our humanity.