Mary Midgley Quotes on Virtue
Mary Midgley was a British moral philosopher and one of the small group of women who shaped Oxford philosophy during the Second World War, alongside Anscombe, Foot, and Iris Murdoch. This page collects quotes attributed to Mary Midgley on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mary Midgley:
“Compassion is the basic moral fact.”
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“We are not just rational beings; we are also social and emotional beings.”
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“The notion of pure altruism is as much a myth as that of pure selfishness.”
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Attributed to Mary Midgley:
“Animals are not just things; they are members of our moral world.”
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Attributed to Mary Midgley:
“We need a different kind of conversation about science and ethics.”