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- catalog abstract ""Straw Dogs is a 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, 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. Even in the present day, despite Darwin's discoveries, nearly all schools of thought take as their starting point the belief that humans are radically different from other animals. John Gray argues that this humanist belief is an illusion. The aim of Straw Dogs is to explore how the world and human life look once humanism has been finally abandoned." "Straw Dogs explores philosophical issues such as the nature of the self, free will, morality, progress and the value of truth. Drawing his inspiration from art, poetry, and the frontiers of science as well as philosophy itself, John Gray presents a post-humanist view of the world and of human life. Straw Dogs is an exhilarating, sometimes disturbing book that leads the reader to question their deepest beliefs."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12650614.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Straw Dogs is a 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, 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. Even in the present day, despite Darwin's discoveries, nearly all schools of thought take as their starting point the belief that humans are radically different from other animals. John Gray argues that this humanist belief is an illusion. The aim of Straw Dogs is to explore how the world and human life look once humanism has been finally abandoned." "Straw Dogs explores philosophical issues such as the nature of the self, free will, morality, progress and the value of truth. Drawing his inspiration from art, poetry, and the frontiers of science as well as philosophy itself, John Gray presents a post-humanist view of the world and of human life. Straw Dogs is an exhilarating, sometimes disturbing book that leads the reader to question their deepest beliefs."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-230) and index.".
- catalog description "The Human -- The Deception -- The Vices of Morality -- The Unsaved -- Non-Progress -- As it is.".
- catalog extent "x, 246 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Straw dogs.".
- catalog identifier "1862075123 (hc)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Straw dogs.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Granta,".
- catalog relation "Straw dogs.".
- catalog subject "128 21".
- catalog subject "B821 .G72 2003".
- catalog subject "BD450 .G73 2002".
- catalog subject "Human beings.".
- catalog subject "Philosophical anthropology.".
- catalog subject "Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Human -- The Deception -- The Vices of Morality -- The Unsaved -- Non-Progress -- As it is.".
- catalog title "Straw dogs : thoughts on humans and other animals / John Gray.".
- catalog type "text".