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Title: The Myths We Live By
Author: Mary Midgley
Narrator: Hillary Huber
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes
Release date: October 17, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Lessons in Philosophy
Publisher's Summary:
Myths, as Mary Midgley argues in this powerful audiobook, 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.
