Utopias, dolphins, and computers : problems of philosophical plumbing / Mary Midgley.
Utopias, dolphins, and computers : problems of philosophical plumbing / Mary Midgley.
Utopias, dolphins, and computers : problems of philosophical plumbing / Mary Midgley.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N100/70
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English
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x, 182 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Philosophical Plumbing -- 2. Practical Utopianism -- 3. Homunculus Trouble -- 4. Myths of Intellectual Isolation -- 5. The Use and Uselessness of Learning --6. Sex and Personal Identity -- 7. Freedom, Feminism and War -- 8. The End of Anthropocentrism? -- 9. Is a Dolphin a Person? -- 10. Sustaina...
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London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
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England
Date Published
1996.
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In Utopias, Dolphins and Computers Mary Midgley looks at the chronic difficulty of thinking straight about fundamental problems. She argues, with her customary clarity, warmth of tone and gentle wit, that philosophy offers a way of solving some of the most pressing contemporary problems. Where then does the real world need philosophy? It needs it w...
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Utopias, dolphins, and computers : problems of philosophical plumbing / Mary Midgley.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-179) and index.
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N100/70
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0415133777
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100
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