Author(s): Rowlands, Mark,
Binding: Hardback,
Date of Publication: 29/08/2024,
Pagination: 256 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Granta Books,
Published By: GRANTA BOOKS ,
Book Classification: Popular philosophy
Dimensions: 144 x 224 x 26mm
Weight: 368g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781803510323

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If a dog could write a book of philosophy, what would it containIf you have spent part of your life with a dog, you may find certain questions popping, unbidden, into your mind. Is my dog living a fulfilled life Is my dog a good dog Does my dog love me This, however only scratches the surface of a canine philosophy. Drawing on his life lived with dogs (two German shepherds, the amiable Hugo and his dark twin Shadow; Brenin, a wolf hybrid, and Tess his wolf dog daughter; and Nina, a German shepherd/malamute mix), on the ideas of philosophers from Socrates to Hume and Sartre, and on the cutting edge psychology of canine cognition, philosopher Mark Rowlands explores the way dogs experience the world to bring us closer to an understanding of ourselves. 'A masterclass in canine philosophy' Tim Dowling, Guardian