Mary Midgley

Mary Midgley, née Scrutton, (b. 13 September 1919) is a British moral philosopher. She was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is best known for her popular works on religion, science and ethics. She strongly opposes reductionist and scientistic philosophies and is especially concerned with attempts, as she sees it, to make science function as a substitute for the humanities, a role for which she claims it is wholy inadequate. Midgley has famously sparred with Richard Dawkins over selfish genes and memes and has also written in favour of a moral interpretation of the Gaia theory.

Related Topics:
13 September - 1919 - British - Philosopher - University of Newcastle upon Tyne - Religion - Science - Ethics - Reductionist - Scientistic - Humanities - Richard Dawkins - Selfish gene - Meme - Gaia theory

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~