The Myths We Live By

New York: Routledge (2003)
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Mary Midgley argues in her powerful new book that far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it. In brilliant prose, she claims that myths are neither lies nor mere stories but a network of powerful symbols that suggest particular ways of interpreting the world.

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BL304.M53 2003

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9780203480922   9780415309066   9780415340779   9780203463024   0415340772   0415309069   9780415610247   9781138834798   0415610249   1138834793   9780203828328
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Mary Midgley
Last affiliation: Newcastle University, UK

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