num_pages: 208
description: Mary Midgley argues in her powerful new book that far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it. In brilliant prose, she claims that myths are neither lies nor mere stories but a network of powerful symbols that suggest particular ways of interpreting the world.
language: English
title: The Myths We Live By
titlecomplete: The Myths We Live By
genres: Philosophy, Religion, 21st Century, Psychology, Science, Mythology, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic, Anthropology
ratings_count: 287
publisher: Routledge