Of Beasts and Men: Reflections on Nature Writing Workshops
This is a guest blog post by associate researcher, and Biscuit Tin philosopher, Mara-Daria...
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Mary Midgley
Intern Diary 4: One Picture, Many Thoughts
Amy is a summer 2020 student intern—this is a blog about her research, reading, and work. “Man is...
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Calling Young Poets!!!
As part of our Notes From a Biscuit Tin celebration of the life and work of Mary Midgley, we are...
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Intern Diary 3: Working in Isolation
Amy is a summer 2020 student intern—this is a blog about her research, reading, and work. At the...
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Notes from a Biscuit Tin – A Year-Long Centenary Celebration of the Philosophy & Poetic Vision of Mary Midgley
We were so sad to lose Mary last year, just a month after her 99th birthday. We will mark what...
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Mary Midgley: An Introduction, by Greg McElwain – pre-order now!
Dr Greg McElwain’s Mary Midgley: An Introduction is due for release on November 14. We...
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Notes on Mary Midgley: Style and Substance, Ian Ground (10/11/18)
At the Midgley Archive Launch we heard a series of wonderful talks from distinguished guests....
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Mary Midgley and our Need For (Good) Philosophy, Ian James Kidd (10/11/18)
At the Midgley Archive Launch we heard a series of wonderful talks from distinguished guests....
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Carrying on the Midgley legacy: inspiration from the archive, Jane Heal (10/11/2018)
At the Midgley Archive Launch we heard a series of wonderful talks from distinguished guests....
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Geoff and Mary Midgley – Two Kinds of Philosopher. David Midgley (10/11/2018)
At the Midgley Archive Launch we heard a series of wonderful short talks from distinguished...
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Durham University acquires archive of Mary Midgley – Join us for the launch this Saturday (10th November 2018)
Durham University’s Palace Green Library has acquired the archive of the world-famous philosopher...
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Mary Beatrice Midgley (1919-2018)
This piece was originally published at The Institute of Art and Ideas Mary Beatrice Midgley,...
Read MoreWHAT IS PHILOSOPHICAL PLUMBING: ‘Is philosophy like plumbing?’
by Ellie Robson Mary Midgley’s concept of Philosophical Plumbing suggests a distinct approach to the study and subject-matter of moral philosophy. I will endorse this method of practise and its recollection of an aspect of...
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Listen to our Women in the History of Philosophy lecture
Clare and Rachael delivered the 2017 Annual Women in the History of Philosophy lecture at...
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‘Rings and Books’ by Mary Midgley
Midgley wrote this essay in the mid-1950s for BBC radio. In her memoir The Owl of Minerva, she recalls:
“I wrote it because I had suddenly been struck by the fact that nearly all the famous philosophers whose lives we know about were lifelong bachelors…
Read MoreAnscombe, Foot, Midgley and Murdoch: A female philosophical school?
Clare and Rachael gave this talk for the Sheffield ‘Women in the History of Philosophy’ lecture, 2017. Listen or read.
Read MoreThen and Now
by Mary Midgley Mary Midgley Considers How What Is Called Philosophy Has Changed Since She And Her Friends First Plunged Into It Changes In World-Pictures. When we four people started studying Philosophy at Oxford in the early...
Read MoreMary Midgley lifeline
Mary Midgley (née Scrutton) was born in 1919 and studied Classics at Somerville College, Oxford (1937-42). During the war she worked in the Civil Service before returning to Oxford to begin a PhD with Gilbert Murray on Plotinus....
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Workshop with Mary Midgley!
We had our first discussion workshop on 18th March. Mary Midgley and members of the Midgley family...
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In Parenthesis Film Night, Side Cinema
Thanks to all who attended the In Parenthesis film night on 17th March, and especially to Mary...
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In Parenthesis on ABC radio’s Philosopher’s Zone
Listen to Rachael Wiseman and Mary Midgley on The Philosopher’s Zone for Australian national...
Read MoreQuestions for Midgley?
We are meeting Mary Midgley on Monday next week to get further low-down on the Golden Age. Send us your questions! These can range from ‘Who taught you Kant?’, ‘What do you think about contemporary philosophy?’, ‘In ‘Beast and...
Read MoreMidgley keynote: Silence about Silence
Our International Women’s Day conference is just 2 days away. We’re really excited. Over 90 people have registered to join us, so it should be a wonderful celebration of women’s voices. Just to remind you, we...
Read MoreThird Keynote: Mary Midgley
We are so excited to confirm that Mary Midgley will join us at our International Women’s Day conference. Midgley was part of an extraordinary group of women at Oxford University in the 1930s. The prominence of Midgley,...
Read MoreInterview with Mary Midgley
Clare, Luna, and I went along to interview Mary Midgley today at her home in Newcastle. We spent an incredible 90 minutes learning about life in Oxford during the 1930s and 40s, and hearing her thoughts on the contemporary lot...
Read MoreInterview with Mary Midgley
Mary Midgley has generously offered us her time on Monday, so we’re off to interview her about the Golden Age of female philosophy! We’ve got our own list of questions, but if there’s anything you think we...
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