{"product_id":"myths-we-live-by","title":"Myths We Live By","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a new Introduction by the author\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":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239766708568,"sku":"9781138834798","price":117.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138834798_56010fb8-179d-4158-bc13-52bbe6695629.jpg?v=1781155838","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/myths-we-live-by","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}