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3%OFFRaimond Gaita - The Philosopher´s Dog - 9781138687943 - V9781138687943
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The Philosopher´s Dog

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Description for The Philosopher´s Dog Paperback. .
In this 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. He asks fascinating questions about animals: Is it wrong to attribute the concepts of love, devotion, loyalty, grief or friendship to them? Why do we care so much for some creatures but not for others? Why are we so concerned with proving that animals have minds? Reflecting on these questions, and drawing on the ideas of Descartes, Wittgenstein ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Weight
240g
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138687943
SKU
V9781138687943
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Raimond Gaita
Raimond Gaita is an Australian philosopher and writer. He is Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Law School and Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, and Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College London. His books A Common Humanity and Beyond Good and Evil are both available from Routledge.

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