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.

Foreword: Light, Darkness and Owls Part 1: Early Days, 1924-33. Greenford Rectory Starting School. Moving On. Greenford Growing. Parental Activities. Other Scrutton Relatives. More Relatives: The Hays. Ladies and Non-Ladies Part 2: Ancestors. Thomas Urquhart and the Universal Language. Early Scruttons. The Lord Justice Part 3: At Downe House School, 1932-37. The Place. Learning This And That. Attending to History. Collingwood: A World Apart Part 4: At Oxford, 1938-42. Preparations. First Impressions. Marxist Dreams. Studying the Classics. A Changing World. Life in Wartime. Marxism in Decline. Starting Greats. The Philosophical Scene. What is Empiricism? Gender Querie.s What Iris Said Part 5: Wartime Jobs, 1942-45. In The Civil Service. Interlude at Downe. At Bedford School Part 6: In Oxford Again, 1945-9. On Boar's Hill. Winter Interlude. Not Doing the [...]. Part 7: At Reading, 1949-50. Dialectical Difficulties Part 8: At Newcastle, 1950 - 2004. Settling In Journalistic Ploys. Newcastle University. The Philosophy Department. Writing About Beasts and Other Things. Family Movements: Geoff's Activities. Darker Weather: Survival Strategies