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METAPHYSICAL ANIMALS - CLARE MAC CUMHAILL RACHA...

WINNER OF THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWNAN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
NOTABLE BOOK A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD Elizabeth Anscombe:
defiantly brilliant  chain-smoking  trouser-wearing Catholic and (eventual) mother of seven.
Philippa Foot: pathalogically discreet  quietly rebellious granddaughter of a US president.
Mary Midgley: witty scholar and careful observer of humans and animals alike. Iris Murdoch:
aspiring novelist and Francophile with the power to seduce (almost) anyone. Written with
expertise and flair  Metaphysical Animals is a vivid portrait of the endeavours and
achievements of these four remarkable women. As undergraduates at Oxford during the Second
World War  they shared ideas (as well as shoes  sofas and lovers). From the disorder and
despair of war  they went on to breathe new life into philosophy  creating a radically fresh
way of thinking about freedom  reality and human goodness that is there for us today.
'Evocative and sparkling' New York Times'A triumph' Mail on Sunday

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