Metaphysical Animals

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''In philosophy, one must start from scratch - & it takes a very long time to reach scratch''

Iris 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 develop...