Utopias, dolphins, and computers
problems in philosophical plumbing
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Word Count
45,500 words, Guess
Page Count
182 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL968959M
- ISBN-100415133777
- OCLC Control Number34411354
- OCLC Control Numberutopiasdolphinsc0000midg
- Library of Congress Control Number96005494
and 2 more
- LibraryThing255643
- Goodreads5090852
Classifications
- DDC100
- LCCB1647.M473 U76 1996
Description
In Utopias, Dolphins and Computers Mary Midgley looks at the chronic difficulty of thinking straight about fundamental problems. She argues, with her customary clarity, warmth of tone and gentle wit, that philosophy offers a way of solving some of the most pressing contemporary problems. Where then does the real world need philosophy? It needs it when we want to consider such issues as environmental sustainability; educational ones such as the separation of teaching from research; and gender problems such as the kind of autonomy women are aiming for. From 'Freedom, Feminism and War' to 'Artificial Intelligence and Creativity', her essays unfailingly identify what is distorting our judgement and so help us see more clearly the dramas unfolding around us.
First Sentence
IS PHILOSOPHY like plumbing?
Excerpt
IS PHILOSOPHY like plumbing?
Subjects
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- Utopias, dolphins, and computers: problems in philosophical plumbing
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