{"product_id":"myths-we-live-by-book-mary-midgley-9780203828328","title":"The Myths We Live by","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a new Introduction by the author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An elegant and sane little book. - The New Statesman\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, The Myths We Live By reminds 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 Wickedness, Evolution as a Religion, Beast and Man and Science and Poetry. All are published in Routledge Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51836197208337,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51836197339409,"sku":"CIN0203828321G","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780203828328.jpg?v=1753114518","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/myths-we-live-by-book-mary-midgley-9780203828328","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}