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Reviews

Are You An Illusion?

Mark Vernon

Mary Midgley
Acumen, 176pp

There is a quick answer to the question that forms the title of the 95-year-old philosopher Mary Midgley’s new book. It is, no. You are not an illusion. But understanding the appeal of ‘selficide’ illuminates much about contemporary popular discourse, and in particular why it is often difficult for religious perspectives to be heard.

Midgley is a lively writer, enjoyed for the focus and clarity with which she steers a way through often …

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