{"product_id":"myths-we-live-by-1","title":"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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319038419326,"sku":"NW9780415610247","price":18.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780415610247.jpg?v=1778726681","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/myths-we-live-by-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}