Heart and Mind

The Varieties of Moral Experience

By Mary Midgley

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About the Book

Throughout our lives we are making moral choices. Some decisions simply direct our everyday comings and goings; others affect our individual destinies. How do we make those choices? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from, and how can we make more informed decisions? In clear, entertaining prose Mary Midgley takes us to the heart of the matter: the human experience that is central to all decision-making.

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'It is a book of superb spirit and style, more entertaining than a work of philosophy has any right to be.' - Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to the Routledge Classics edition
1. Introduction; The Human Heart and Other Organs
2. Freedom and Heredity
3. Creation and Originality
4. G.E. Moore on the Ideal
5. On trying Out One's New Sword
6. The Objection to Systematic Humbug
7. Is 'Moral' a Dirty Word?
8. The Game Game
9. The Notion of Instinct
Notes
Index

About the Author(s)

Mary Midgley (1919-). A philosopher with a special interest in ethics, human nature, and science, Mary Midgley has a widespread international following for her work.