Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals; SIGNED

Gray, John

ISBN 10: 1862075964 / ISBN 13: 9781862075962

Published by Granta Books, UK, 2003

About this Item

Signed by John Gray to the title page.

A very good copy of a first edition, second impression paperback (sticker removal mark to rear; some surface wear & some rubbing to page block) All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals; SIGNED
• Publisher: Granta Books, UK
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862075964
• ISBN 13: 9781862075962
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 12.7W x 19.9H x 1.6D centimeters 12.7 centimeters width by 19.9 centimeters height by 1.6 centimeters depth
• Weight: 203 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

John Gray is Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics.