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John Gray

Feline Philosophy

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The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provacative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats—and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves.

Cats do not need to be instructed in the good life. Obeying their nature, they are content with the life that it gives them. In humans, on the other hand, discontent with our nature seems only natural. The human animal never ceases striving for higher meaning. Cats, however, make no such effort. They are just happy to be themselves. That is why cats have no need for philosophy. They already know how to live.
So writes John Gray in this incisive new book about the follies of human exceptionalism and what we can learn from the animals that have long captured our imaginations.
The history of philosophy has been a “predictably tragic” succession of palliatives for human…
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  • Andreea Elenahas quoted2 years ago
    An idea of an afterlife emerged along with human beings. Around 115,000 years ago, graves were being fashioned containing animal bones, flowers, medicinal herbs and valuables such as ibex horns. By 35,000–40,000 years ago, complete survival kits – food, clothing and tools – were being placed in graves throughout the world.6 Humankind is the death-defined animal.
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    • HThas quoted4 years ago
      A better understanding of cats, and of the limits of philosophy, was shown by Michel de Montaigne (1533–92), who wrote: ‘When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not passing time with me rather than I with her?’
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      • HThas quoted4 years ago
        Cats have no need of philosophy. Obeying their nature, they are content with the life it gives them. In humans, on the other hand, discontent with their nature seems to be natural. With predictably tragic and farcical results, the human animal never ceases striving to be something that it is not. Cats make no such effort. Much of h
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