Professor of Philosophy. Animal/environmental ethics, Mary Midgley. Author of Mary Midgley: An Introduction (2020) & Mary Midgley on What Matters (2026).
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I’m excited to share that my new book on Mary Midgley is available to preorder!
It’s due out December 10:
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Looking forward to this, complete with character inspiration from Mary Midgley herself!
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Glad to share a 20% discount on Mary Midgley on What Matters with the code "GLR BD8"!
Due out in print on December 10 and as an eBook on November 12.
The code should work on all formats on the Bloomsbury website:
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Mary Midgley on What Matters offers a conversational exploration of Midgley’s life and philosophy. It is a unique book based on our yearly interviews from 2011–18, and a great opportunity to read about Midgley’s thoughts, reminiscences, and concerns in her final years.
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A very special homecoming exhibition, celebration and future planning meeting for #philosophyinthewild #findinghopeinmixedcommunity @parenthesis_in #philosophy #poetry #Midgley #MaryMidgley @litandphil @MidgleyQuotes
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Philosophy, in spite of all its tiresome features, is not a luxury but a necessity, because we always have to use it when things get difficult. That is why I have spent such a lot of my life on it.--Mary Midgley
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Mary Midgley saw philosophy as mapping relationships between fields. Though she never fully critiqued economics, @natjdyer argues her ideas on myths, reductionism & ecology offer a powerful challenge to today’s economic orthodoxy.
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Our wonderful keynote speaker @DrElizabethMac1 spoke about the work of the philosopher Mary Midgley and the value of doing philosophy in the wild. #ThoughtfulConference2025 #PhilosophyMatters
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Unforgettable summer with #Midgley & the #philosophyinthewild project & reading heaps of #Murdoch in between. Excited to be teaching the Great Texts module @_UoW this semester with a focus on #Foot’s #NaturalGoodness & therefore big links to #Anscombe @parenthesis_in #TheQuartet
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One is the brilliant #EllieRobson on #MaryMidgley and #Animals! Not to be missed and again, what an incredible resource and gift #PhilosophyBites is #philosophy @MidgleyQuotes @parenthesis_in #Midgley
Just released - two new episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast - listen here (and soon on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.philosophybites etc) Philosophybites.libsyn.com
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Back in the garden, for #philosophyinthewild, which has been a truly #mixedcommunity garden this week @StDavidsCath @EcoDewiGroup @VisitPembs @ItsYourWales @MidgleyQuotes @parenthesis_in #PhilosophyMatters #MaryMidgley #Arts #FindingHopeInMixedCommunities
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It would not have been right to post on Tuesday, but we had a wonderful day at #ErwDewi @StDavidsCath with @RevdSAJ @EcoDewiGroup for the first in our #philosophyinthewild workshops for #TeamWales #TeamPembs
#FindingHopeInMixedCommunites @parenthesis_in notesfromabiscuittin.com
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Un text inèdit en català de la filòsofa Mary Midgley sobre com el fet de ser fadrins ha condicionat la manera de veure el món de molts filòsofs europeus.
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"Central to thinking about animals is the idea of community: a genuine unity of beings which are important to each other."
-Mary Midgley, Mary Midgley: An Introduction
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EVENT!
Midgley, Stebbing, and the History of Philosophy
17 July 2025 @UoNHumanities
Details: ianjameskidd.weebly.com/midg…
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New Post: Mary Midgley and The Necessity of Philosophy blog.apaonline.org/2025/05/2…
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Here is a piece on Mary Midgley that I wrote for the @apaphilosophy public philosophy blog!
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‘To an adult in formal dress, engaged on his statesmanly interactions, the fence is an insuperable barrier. Down below, where it is full of holes, it presents no obstacle at all. The young Homo sapiens, like those of other species present, scurry through it all the time.’ 1/5
2. #Philosophy & #Storytelling session with the magic maker @Eloisejwilliams & me! Also another opportunity to ‘make & take’ a listening scroll. Saturday 12th April 10.30-12noon at the awesome @haverhub #Haverfordwest. FREE event but registration required: forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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#BSHP Annual Conference 2025 @theBSHP @Cambridge_Uni ✅
#Vasculum collected ✅
#Pembrokeshire we are on our way
#PhilosophyInTheWild #MaryMidgley #FindingHopeInMixedCommunities
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Delighted my paper has been accepted for @theBSHP Conference. After a big push in March for #PhilosophyMatters, will be great to deliver a paper that links to a very special project starting in April. Will be taking a few special items with me from Cambridge to #Pembrokeshire 1/2
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A #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight #BPF2025 and early Mother’s Day blog post: The Case for Plato: Why Kids Need Philosophy (and Philosophy Needs Kids)
Thank you to my own lovely children and all my students for the conversations. Philosophy happens with you - not at you! 1/3