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Mac Cumhaill, Clare,

Metaphysical animals : how four women brought philosophy back to life / Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman. - xv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: Mr Truman's degree, Oxford, May 1956 -- On probation, Oxford, October 1938-September 1939 -- Learning in wartime, Oxford, September 1939-June 1942 -- Disorder and hardship, Cambridge & London, June 1942-August 1945 -- Park Town, Oxford, Brussels, Graz, Cambridge & Chiswick, September 1945-August 1947 -- A joint 'No!', Oxford & Cambridge, October 1947-July 1948 -- Back to life, Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin & Vienna, October 1948-January 1951 -- Metaphysical animals, Newcastle & Oxford, May 1950-February 1955 -- Epilogue: Mr Truman's degree, again, Oxford, May 1956 -- Afterwards.

"A vibrant portrait of four college friends-Iris Murdoch, Philippa Foot, Elizabeth Anscombe, and Mary Midgley-who formed a new philosophical tradition while Oxford's men were away at war"--

ISBN: 9780385545709 0385545703 9781784743291 1784743291 9781784743284 1784743283

LCCN: 2021056235

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1K4903 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020418527 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Murdoch, Iris--Friends and associates.
Foot, Philippa--Friends and associates.
Anscombe, G. E. M.--Friends and associates.
Midgley, Mary, 1919-2018 --Friends and associates.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women philosophers--England.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: B105.W6 / M33 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 192