Book Description
"Eighteen essays investigate philosophical aspects of the feline mind and the world of cats, illustrated by anecdotes about cats the authors have known"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Steven D. Hales
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0812696522
"Eighteen essays investigate philosophical aspects of the feline mind and the world of cats, illustrated by anecdotes about cats the authors have known"--Provided by publisher.
Author : John Gray
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 17,73 MB
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0374718792
The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative 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. The history of philosophy has been a predictably tragic or comical succession of palliatives for human disquiet. Thinkers from Spinoza to Berdyaev have pursued the perennial questions of how to be happy, how to be good, how to be loved, and how to live in a world of change and loss. But perhaps we can learn more from cats--the animal that has most captured our imagination--than from the great thinkers of the world. In Feline Philosophy, the philosopher John Gray discovers in cats a way of living that is unburdened by anxiety and self-consciousness, showing how they embody answers to the big questions of love and attachment, mortality, morality, and the Self: Montaigne's house cat, whose un-examined life may have been the one worth living; Meo, the Vietnam War survivor with an unshakable capacity for "fearless joy"; and Colette's Saha, the feline heroine of her subversive short story "The Cat", a parable about the pitfalls of human jealousy. Exploring the nature of cats, and what we can learn from it, Gray offers a profound, thought-provoking meditation on the follies of human exceptionalism and our fundamentally vulnerable and lonely condition. He charts a path toward a life without illusions and delusions, revealing how we can endure both crisis and transformation, and adapt to a changed scene, as cats have always done.
Author : Steven D. Hales
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0812697855
Do dogs live in the same world as humans? Is it wrong to think dogs have personalities and emotions? What are dogs thinking and what’s the nature of canine wisdom? This is a book for thoughtful dog-lovers who want to explore the deeper issues raised by dogs and their relationships with humans. Twenty philosophers and dog-lovers reveal their experiences with dogs and give their insights on dog-related themes of metaphysics and ethics.
Author : Roger Scruton
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,78 MB
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780826494047
In this acclaimed book, Scruton takes the issues relating to vivisection, hunting, animal testing and BSE and places them in a wider framework of thought and feeling. Now available in paperback
Author : Wanda Gág
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN :
How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions.
Author : Caroline Paul
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Cats
ISBN : 1408835576
What do our pets do when they're not with us? Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton used GPS, cat cameras, psychics, and the web to track the adventures of their beloved cat Tibia.
Author : John Bradshaw
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0465096492
"I have to hand it to Bradshaw and Ellis: Once you suss out their basic cat-training philosophy, their methods totally work." -- Slate We often assume that cats can't be trained, and don't need to be. But in The Trainable Cat, bestselling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show that cats absolutely must be trained in order to enrich the bond between pet and owner. Full of training tips and exercises -- from introducing your cat to a new baby to helping them deal with visits to the vet -- The Trainable Cat is the essential cat bible for cat owners and lovers. "I doubt you'll find a more well-informed or scientific book on cats that better shows you how feline thinking works." -- Times (UK)
Author : Lars Svendsen
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 20,94 MB
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1789141877
How do animals perceive the world? What does it really feel like to be a cat or a dog? In Understanding Animals, Lars Svendsen investigates how humans can attempt to understand the lives of other animals. The book delves into animal communication, intelligence, self-awareness, loneliness, and grief, but most fundamentally how humans and animals can cohabit and build a form of friendship. Svendsen provides examples from many different animal species—from chimpanzees to octopus—but his main focus is on cats and dogs: the animals that many of us are closest to in our daily lives. Drawing upon both philosophical analysis and the latest scientific discoveries, Svendsen argues that the knowledge we glean from our relationships with our pets is as valid and insightful as any scientific study of human-animal relations. With this entertaining and thought-provoking book, animal lovers and pet owners will gain a deeper understanding of what it is like to be an animal—and in turn, a human.
Author : Jeremy Stangroom
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0393344622
Are you authoritarian or libertarian? Are we morally obligated to end the world? And just what’s wrong with eating your cat? Would You Eat Your Cat? challenges you to examine these and many other philosophical questions. This unique collection of classic and modern problems and paradoxes is guaranteed to test your preconceptions. Jeremy Stangroom creates contemporary versions of famous dilemmas that explore the morality of suicide and the ethics of retribution. He then delves into the background of each conundrum in detail and helps you discover what your responses reveal about yourself with a unique morality barometer. Are you ready to have your best ideas confronted and your ethical foundations shaken? If so, then Would You Eat Your Cat? is the book for you.
Author : Theodor Seuss Geisel
Publisher : Ishi Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2015-01-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9784871876957
Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the cat in the hat who shows them some tricks and games.