Owl of Minerva: A Memoir

by Mary Midgley

Book Overview

One of the UK's foremost living moral philosophers, Mary Midgley recounts her remarkable story in this elegiac and moving account of friendships found and lost, bitter philosophical battles and of a profound love of teaching.

In spite of her many books and public profile, little is known about Mary's life. Part of a famous generation of women philosophers that includes Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Warnock and Iris Murdoch, Midgley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415371392
• ISBN13: 9780415371391
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"