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The Myths We Live By, by Mary Midgley. "Who am I?" "How do I fit in the world around me?" This revealing and innovative book demonstrates that each of us discovers what is true and meaningful, in our lives. What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? Myths We Live by - Colin Grant - Google Books Colin Grant challenges the popular use of 'myth' as a dismissive designation for the superstitions and falsehoods of 'other' cultures. You might not think it from the title, but this is largely a book about science (though not a book of science). This revealing and innovative book. The stories we live by: personal myths and the making of the self. ISBN 0-415-34077-2. Review: Myths We Live By by Mary Midgley | Books | The Guardian In Myths We Live By, Mary Midgley warns us away from big ideas and grand unifying theories of everything. . In brilliant prose, she claims that myths are. The Myths We Live By: Mary Midgley: 9780415340779: Amazon.com: Books 'For those who haven't yet read Midgley, these essays are an excellent place to start.' - Jon Turney, The Guardian 'An elegant and sane little book. Fairchild. Jon Turney approves Review of "The Myths We Live By" - Gareth and Emma McCaughan's web. The Myths We Live By (Hardback) - Routledge Mary Midgley argues in her powerful new book that far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it. He argues that 'myths' are not. Myths to Live By: Joseph Campbell, Johnson E. 'Who Am I?' 'How do I fit in the world around me?' From early childhood, we are all faced with key questions of human identity. The Stories We Live by: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self. Unusually for a