Bücher von Mary (Newcastle Upon-Tyne University Midgley

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.

One of the UK's foremost moral philosophers, Mary Midgley recounts her story in this account of friendships and philosophical battles. Charting the highs and lows of philosophy and academia in Britain, it sheds light on Mary's close friends, her moral philosophy and her meetings with major philosophers, including Wittgenstein and Isaiah Berlin.