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Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author (died 2018)

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Mary Midgley

English philosopher (1919–2018)

Mary Beatrice Midgley 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…
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September 13

Day of the year

September 13 is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 109 days remain until the end of the year.
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