The Ethical Primate: Humans, Freedom and Morality

In The Ethical Primate, Mary Midgley, 'one of the sharpest critical pens in the West' according to the Times Literary Supplement, addresses the fundamental question of human freedom.
Scientists and philosophers have found it difficult to understand how each human-being can be a living part of the natural world and still be free. Midgley explores their responses to this seeming paradox and argues that our evolutionary origin explains both why and how human freedom and morality have come about.

Author: Mary Midgley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/07/1996
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.73h x 5.09w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780415132244

About the Author

Mary Midgley (1919-2018) was one of the most renowned moral philosophers of her generation and the author of many books, including Beast and Man, Wickedness and The Myths We Live By. She has taken part in many broadcast events, including The Moral Maze and Woman's Hour.