Philosopher & ethicist

Mary Midgley

British philosopher who published her first book at fifty nine and wrote on science, ethics and human nature for forty years.

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 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). She was awarded honorary doctorates by Durham and Newcastle universities. Her autobiography, The Owl of Minerva, was published in 2005.

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Born
1919-09-13, London, EnglandA Saturday
Died
2018-10-10, Jesmond, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 99
At birth
Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
Nationality
United Kingdom
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1919-09-13, London, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunVirgo19°35′Direct
MoonTaurus3°52′Direct
MercuryVirgo7°29′Direct
VenusVirgo19°03′Retrograde
MarsLeo13°28′Direct
JupiterLeo8°50′Direct
SaturnVirgo4°01′Direct
UranusAquarius28°55′Retrograde
NeptuneLeo10°30′Direct
PlutoCancer7°39′Direct

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Death Chart

2018-10-10, Jesmond, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLibra17°05′Direct
MoonScorpio3°55′Direct
MercuryScorpio0°40′Direct
VenusScorpio10°24′Retrograde
MarsAquarius9°59′Direct
JupiterScorpio23°53′Direct
SaturnCapricorn3°28′Direct
UranusTaurus1°06′Retrograde
NeptunePisces14°14′Retrograde
PlutoCapricorn18°46′Direct

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