In Parenthesis | Exploring the contribution of a remarkable group of philosophers who met as young women at Oxford University during World War II

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The Concept of Beastliness Translated into Japanese

by Rachel Bollen | Nov 30, 2020 | Text | 0

Mary Midgley’s “The Concept of Beastliness: Philosophy, Ethics and Animal Behaviour” has been translated into Japanese for the Tokyo leg of our project, Notes from a Biscuit Tin. Transalted by Shoko Kinoshita,...

‘It’s still pretty hard for women to get through’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0
The narrowness of Hare and Ayer: ‘We got quite indignant about that!’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0
‘Four of us don’t make a Golden Age’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0
‘He did marry her, and I don’t think she did any philosophy after’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 30, 2017 | Media | 0

The Concept of Beastliness Translated into Japanese

by Rachel Bollen | Nov 30, 2020 | Text | 0

‘Rings and Books’ by Mary Midgley

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Text | 0
Philippa Foot ‘Sir’ letter

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Text | 0
Then and Now

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Text | 0
Philippa Foot’s response to being addressed as ‘Sir’

by Rachael Wiseman | Aug 17, 2016 | Text | 0

‘It’s still pretty hard for women to get through’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0

The narrowness of Hare and Ayer: ‘We got quite indignant about that!’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0
‘Four of us don’t make a Golden Age’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0
‘He did marry her, and I don’t think she did any philosophy after’

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 30, 2017 | Media | 0
Interview with Mary Warnock

by Rachael Wiseman | Jan 20, 2016 | Media | 0

Iris Murdoch lifeline

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 3, 2017 | Lifelines | 0

Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919 and studied Classics at Sommerville College, Oxford (1937-42). During the war, she worked for the treasury in London and lived with Philippa Food. Afterwards she went to Austria for UNRRA,...

Philippa Foot lifeline

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 3, 2017 | Lifelines | 0
Mary Midgley lifeline

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 3, 2017 | Lifelines | 0
Elizabeth Anscombe lifeline

by Rachael Wiseman | Jun 3, 2017 | Lifelines | 0

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Midgley on the 1980s Battle to Save Philosophy

by Ian James Kidd | Apr 27, 2021 | Writing | 0

Mary Midgley always emphasised the necessity of philosophy. Much of her career was spent challenging misconceptions about and prejudices against philosophy – that it’s disconnected from everyday concerns, for instance, or some...