Mary Midgley
British philosopher
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Mary Beatrice Midgley was a British philosopher. A senior lecturer in philosophy at Newcastle University, she was known for her work on science, ethics and animal rights. Wikipedia
Born: September 13, 1919, London, United Kingdom
Died: October 10, 2018 (age 99 years), Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Main interests: Moral philosophy, animal rights, philosophy of science, ethology, evolution
Notable work: Beast and Man (1978); Animals and Why They Matter (1983); Evolution as a Religion (1985); Science as Salvation (1992)
School: Analytic philosophy
