{"product_id":"9781784743291","title":"Metaphysical Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eIris Murdoch, Mary Midgley, Philippa Foot and Elizabeth Anscombe were philosophy students at Oxford during the Second World War when most male undergraduates (and many tutors) were conscripted. Taught by refugee scholars, women and conscientious objectors, the four friends developed a philosophy that could respond to the war's darkest revelations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow, they asked, do we find our way through the devastation of what we have created? Not even the great thinkers of the past or the logical innovators and Existentialists of the early twentieth century could make sense of this new human reality. So, in search of an answer, the four friends set out to bring philosophy back to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with expertise and flair, Metaphysical Animals is a vivid blend of philosophy and recovered history - bringing back the women who shared ideas, as well as sofas, shoes and even lovers. Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman show how from the disorder and despair of the war, four brilliant friends reinvigorated philosophy and created a way of ethical thinking that remains with us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Clare+Mac+Cumhaill\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eClare Mac Cumhaill\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Rachael+Wiseman\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRachael Wiseman\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Clare Mac Cumhaill,Rachael Wiseman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379571507363,"sku":"9781784743291","price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/9781784743291_ac53f30c-78c2-4bd5-87bd-c6bd88f99424.jpg?v=1781465700","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781784743291","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}