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In 2015, philosopher Mary Midgley (1919-2018) gave a talk on "Science, Scientism, and the Self" at the Ian Ramsey Centre at Oxford University.

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In 2015, philosopher Mary Midgley (1919-2018) gave a talk on "Science, Scientism, and the Self" at the Ian Ramsey Centre at Oxford University.

At the beginning of her talk, she discusses a new creedal formulation which now dominates Western culture: "I want to point out that physical science, for many years now, succeeded to the … Continue reading...

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In 2015, philosopher Mary Midgley (1919-2018) gave a talk on "Science, Scientism, and the Self" at the Ian Ramsey Centre at Oxford University. At the beginning of her talk, she discusses a new creedal formulation which now dominates Western culture: "I want to point out that physical science, for many years now, succeeded to the … Continue reading "Noted with extended comment"

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At the beginning of her talk, she discusses a new creedal formulation which now dominates Western culture: "I want to point out that physical science, for many years now, succeeded to the … Continue reading "Noted with extended comment"

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