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How to Burn a Goat - Farming with the Philosophers (Hardcover)
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How to Burn a Goat - Farming with the Philosophers (Hardcover)
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The ancient Roman orator Cicero famously believed,"If you have a
garden and a library, you have everything you need."Contemporary
philosopher Scott H. Moore agreesand putsthis celebrated aphorism
to the test. In How to Burn a Goat: Farming with the Philosophers
,Moorespeculateson the practice of farming through the lens of
philosophy and literature.He weaves together a tapestry of
philosophical reflectionson work and leisure, the nature of the
virtues,and the role and limitations of technology and higher
education with personal reflections on the joys and trials of farm
life on his Crawford, Texas,farm. Full ofself-deprecating humor,
Moore relates hisown experience of a philosopher turned farmer.His
efforts at scholar-farmer are haunted by questions from the world's
great mindsa"Does Plato's acity of sows' ring true?,""Can Ockham
help break a recalcitrant heifer?,""How can Heidegger help with
raising swine?,""What insights does Iris Murdoch offer for pest
control?" Combining insight with down-to-earth vignettes, Moore
joins Wendell Berry, E. B. White, George Orwell, and many more in
recognizing the truths deeply rooted in the management of the
practical affairs of a farm. Moore arguesthat a return toagrarian
roots is needed to restore Aristotelian wonder and wisdom in a
worldincreasingly defined by technology. Rejecting the idea that
humans are simply cogs in awheel, he shows howgreater human
happiness can be found in the meaningful labor of tending to
nature, rather than the ever-expanding march of automation.
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