Gray's Anatomy by John Gray
Why is progress a pernicious myth? Why do beliefs that humanity can be improved end in farce or horror? Is atheism a hangover from Christian faith? This book offers a collection of essays that cover a range of topics, from Isaiah Berlin to Damien Hirst, from torture to environmentalism.
Gray's dissection of modern delusion, cant and wishful thinking is to be welcomed in this moment of convulsion.. This is a book to learn from and argue with -- Ben Wilson * Literary Review *
A thoroughly enjoyable book ... These essays cover a remarkable range of topics, from Isaiah Berlin to Damien Hirst, from torture to environmentalism. But their unifying theme is that our naïve belief in the idea of progress has turned modern life into a constant round of shadow-boxing -- David Runciman * Observer *
A visionary ... one of the most reliably provocative and heterodox voices in British intellectual life today -- Jonathan Derbyshire * New Statesman *
A thoroughly enjoyable book ... These essays cover a remarkable range of topics, from Isaiah Berlin to Damien Hirst, from torture to environmentalism. But their unifying theme is that our naïve belief in the idea of progress has turned modern life into a constant round of shadow-boxing -- David Runciman * Observer *
A visionary ... one of the most reliably provocative and heterodox voices in British intellectual life today -- Jonathan Derbyshire * New Statesman *
John Gray is most recently the acclaimed author of Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals, Heresies: Against Progress and Other Illusions, Al Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern and Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia. He is Emeritus Professor of European Thought at the University of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141039541 |
| ISBN 10 | 014103954X |
| Title | Gray's Anatomy |
| Author | John Gray |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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