PHILOSOPHER

Mary Midgley

1919 - 2018

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Mary Beatrice Midgley (née Scrutton; 13 September 1919 – 10 October 2018) was a British philosopher. A senior lecturer in philosophy at Newcastle University, she was known for her work on science, ethics and animal rights. She wrote her first book, Beast and Man (1978), when she was in her late fifties, and went on to write over 15 more, including Animals and Why They Matter (1983), Wickedness (1984), The Ethical Primate (1994), Evolution as a Religion (1985), and Science as Salvation (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Midgley has received more than 345,242 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Mary Midgley is the 1,219th most popular philosopher (down from 1,139th in 2019), the 4,786th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,804th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

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  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Mary Midgley ranks 1,219 out of 1,267. Before her are Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, George Henry Lewes, David Ray Griffin, John Gray, C. H. Dodd, and Ralph Barton Perry. After her are Nick Land, Catherine Malabou, Charles Hartshorne, Roderick Chisholm, Michael Novak, and Peter Geach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Mary Midgley ranks 307. Before her are Tennessee Ernie Ford, Slim Pickens, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Naim Talu, Erik Elmsäter, and Tim Holt. After her are Lawrence Stone, Ernie Kovacs, André Guelfi, John Houbolt, Clifford Truesdell, and Betty Garrett. Among people deceased in 2018, Mary Midgley ranks 445. Before her are Hugh Wilson, Evy Berggren, Maurane, Benny Andersen, Michel Bonnevie, and Randy Weston. After her are Juris Silovs, Jeanne Ashworth, Daniel Quinn, Anatoly Lein, Nicanor de Carvalho, and Ed King.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Midgley ranks 4,786 out of 8,785. Before her are Henry Tate (1819), Ed O'Brien (1968), Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781), Grahame Clark (1907), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), and Daniel Massey (1933). After her are Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), Jean Kent (1921), Celia Johnson (1908), Jermain Defoe (1982), Chris Smalling (1989), and Shirley Brasher (1934).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Mary Midgley ranks 92. Before her are Simon Blackburn (1944), J. J. C. Smart (1920), Alister McGrath (1953), George Henry Lewes (1817), John Gray (1948), and C. H. Dodd (1884). After her are Nick Land (1962), Peter Geach (1916), James Dunn (1939), William Ames (1576), Richard Crashaw (1612), and Colin McGinn (1950).

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