Metaphysical Animals : How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life

A ground-breaking book that examines the place of women in twentieth-century philosophy and is a call to arms for the present day

Written with expertise and flair, Metaphysical Animals is a vivid portrait of the endeavours and achievements of these four remarkable women. As undergraduates at Oxford during the Second World War, they shared ideas (as well as shoes, sofas and lovers). From the disorder and despair of war, they went on to breathe new life into philosophy, creating a radically fresh way of thinking about freedom, reality and human goodness that is there for us today.