The Philosopher's Dog - Brossura

Gaita, Raimond

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ISBN 10: 0415332877 ISBN 13: 9780415332873

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2004

Riassunto

In this lyrical and beautifully written book, Raimond Gaita tells inspirational, poignant, sometimes funny but never sentimental stories of the dogs, cats and cockatoos that lived and died within his own family. The Philosopher's Dog is above all a book about our creatureliness and its place in the understanding of our humanity.

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Recensione:

'The Philosopher's Dog is an outstanding exercise in seeing things clearly.' – Jonathan Ree, The Independent

'Gaita's charming book remains genuinely illuminating. – Stephen Law, The Guardian

'In everything that Raimond Gaita writes we sense a generous heart at work, as well as a lucid intelligence. The Philosopher's Dog is a book to give to the kind of person who asks what philosophy is for.' - J. M. Coetzee

'Fascinating ... A thoughtful meditation on the relationship between humans and animals that crosses the boundary between the the philosophical and the personal and blends very well the anecdotal with the theoretical.' - The Sunday Tribune

' ... very well written, charming, reflective and provocative.' - Journal of Moral Philosophy

L'autore:

Raimond Gaita is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Kings College London and Professor of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. His books include the award-winning biography of his father, Romulus, My Father, A Common Humanity and Good and Evil.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415332877
• ISBN 13: 9780415332873
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 224