Straw Dogs - Thoughts On Humans And Other Animals (Paperback)

The British bestseller "Straw Dogs "is an exciting, radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. From Plato to Christianity, from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche and Marx, the Western tradition has been based on arrogant and erroneous beliefs about human beings and their place in the world. Philosophies such as liberalism and Marxism think of humankind as a species whose destiny is to transcend natural limits and conquer the Earth. John Gray argues that this belief in human difference is a dangerous illusion and explores how the world and human life look once humanism has been finally abandoned. The result is an exhilarating, sometimes disturbing book that leads the reader to question our deepest-held beliefs. Will Self, in the "New Statesman," called "Straw Dogs "his book of the year: "I read it once, I read it twice and took notes . . . I thought it that good." "Nothing will get you thinking as much as this brilliant book" ("Sunday Telegraph").

General

Imprint:	Farrar Straus Giroux
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	October 2007
Authors:	John Gray
Dimensions:	210 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	245
ISBN-13:	978-0-374-27093-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-374-27093-7
Barcode:	9780374270933

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