{"id":774,"date":"2019-08-11T09:55:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T09:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/philosophy\/?p=774"},"modified":"2019-08-11T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T09:55:50","slug":"mary-midgley-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/philosophy-blog\/2019\/08\/11\/mary-midgley-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Midgley Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>Centenary Celebrations &#8211; Mary Midgley<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mary Midgley died last year at the age of 99 &#8211; some three weeks after the publication of her 21st and last book, &#8216;What is Philosophy For?&#8217;, crowning a 50 year career as one of the UK&#8217;s most relevant and most read philosophers.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of the centenary of her birth, her surviving family invite you to celebrate her remarkable life in a way she would have approved, with an afternoon of intense debate and discussion of her ideas and their influence on the world.\u00a0 There are two celebration events:<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/marymidgleymemorial_london.eventbrite.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Celebrating Mary Midgley at 100<\/a><\/b><b>&#8216;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Saturday 7 September, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, 2:00 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ian James Kidd &#8211; Thinking as Wide as the World<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Brown &#8211; Beast, Man and Charles Darwin<\/li>\n<li>Alison Assiter &#8211; Midgley on Feminism and Women in Philosophy<\/li>\n<li>Bob Brecher &#8211; What is Philosophy For?<\/li>\n<li>Marthe Kiley-Worthington &#8211; Are we Continuous with the Rest of the Animal Kingdom?<\/li>\n<li>Mara-Daria Cojecaru &#8211; Animals in Ethics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/marymidgleymemorial_durham.eventbrite.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mary Midgley 100th Birthday Memorial<\/a>:\u00a0A Philosophical Celebration<br \/>\n<\/b>Saturday 14 September, Leech Hall St John&#8217;s College 3 South Bailey Durham DH1 3RJ, 10:30 a.m.\u00a0 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gregory McElwain &#8211; An Overview<\/li>\n<li>David McNaughton &#8211; Midgley on Wickedness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>There will be panel discussions on Mary Midgley&#8217;s life and work.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">For information on\u00a0each event, please contact David Midgley (davidmidgley02@gmail.com)<\/span><\/div>\n<div>If you&#8217;re new to Mary&#8217;s work you might like to know about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/uk\/mary-midgley-9781350047594\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gregory McElwain&#8217;s recent book on Mary Midgley<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please do pass on this information to colleagues and friends<\/div>\n<div>With thanks,<\/div>\n<div>The Midgley Family<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centenary Celebrations &#8211; Mary Midgley Mary Midgley died last year at the age of 99 &#8211; some three weeks after the publication of her 21st and last book, &#8216;What is Philosophy For?&#8217;, crowning a 50 year career as one of the UK&#8217;s most relevant and most read philosophers. 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