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by Dr Mary Midgley (Author), Mary Midgley (Author) "This book is about the problem of evil, but not quite in the traditional sense, since I see it as our problem, not God's ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (18 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415253985
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415253987
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 373,253 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Mary Midgely is a philosopher with what many have come to admire, and some to fear, as one of the sharpest critical pens in the West.' - Steven Rose, author of The Conscious Brain

'Mary Midgley may be the most frightening philosopher in the country: the one before whom it is least pleasant to appear a fool.' - The Guardian

'I have now read the book twice, not because it is difficult (on the contrary it reads with the ease and elegance of Bertrand Russell), but because it is so stimulating.' - Brian Masters, The Spectator

'Mrs Midgley has set out to delineate not so much the nature as the sources of wickedness. Though she calls the book a philosophical essay, it is more a contribution to psychology. The book is clearly written, with a refreshing absence of technical jargon, and each chapter is followed by a useful summary of its principal arguments.' - A.J. Ayer, The Listener

' I have now read the book twice, not because it is difficult (on the contrary it reads with the ease and elegance of Bertrand Russell), but because it is so stimulating.' - Brian Masters, The Spectator


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To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity - to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wide ranging examination of human nature and evil, 17 Jan 2009
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I can heartily recommend this book for its sheer readability alone, its the first book I read by Midgley and I've gone on to read many of her other books.

Midgely brings significant literary talent to bare on the topic of moral philosophy, considering and condensing a wide range of sources which have attempted to provide objective accounts of wickedness and evil in human nature. There is an introduction by Midgely which considers how well it has aged and developments since the time of writing.

There is a great contents and index too, allowing anyone pressed for time reading it in the course of their studies to cut to the passages which interest them, for instance consideration of Freud and Lorenz.

This is definitely a book I can recommend to any reader, academic or generally interested reader, it is more accessible for the general reader than either Heart and Mind or Evolution as a Religion also in the Routledge Classics range. This read will prove interesting to anyone who muses about human nature.
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