Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals

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We are living in a time that freedom of speech is only tolerated by most intellectuals if it conforms to certain beliefs.

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Humans thrive in conditions that morality condemns. The peace and prosperity of one generation stand on the injustices of earlier generations; the delicate sensibilities of liberal societies are fruits of war and empire. The same is true of individuals. Gentleness flourishes in sheltered lives; an instinctive trust in others is rarely strong in people who have struggled against the odds. It is a strange fancy to suppose that science can bring reason to an irrational world, when all it can ever do is give another twist to a normal madness.”

How this idea can help us: When we recognize that “we” aren’t in control, it will help us let go and experience less anxiety. 12) The unexamined life may be worth living

Ideas From Straw Dogs And John Gray (The Philosopher) 15 Ideas From Straw Dogs And John Gray (The Philosopher)

Donadio, Rachel (20 April 2016). "For Its Star, 'Dheepan' Was the Role of His Lifetime". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 5 June 2016. Corey Robin (2011). The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin. Oxford University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0199911882. BBC Radio 4 – A Point of View, Cats, birds and humans". Bbc.co.uk. 11 September 2011 . Retrieved 9 August 2013. A film was released this month 49 years ago which even to this day proves to be one of the most controversial ever made.At once daunting and enthralling, Gray's remarkable new book shows us what it would be like to live without the distraction of consolations.” — Adam Phillips Das Tragische als Weltgesetz und der Humor als ästhetische Gestalt des Metaphysischen ( Julius Bahnsen) He formerly held posts as lecturer in political theory at the University of Essex, fellow and tutor in politics at Jesus College, Oxford, and lecturer and then professor of politics at the University of Oxford. He has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University (1985–86) and Stranahan Fellow at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University (1990–1994), and has also held visiting professorships at Tulane University's Murphy Institute (1991) and Yale University (1994). He was Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics and Political Science until his retirement from academic life in early 2008. a b Self, Will (3 September 2002). "John Gray: forget everything you know". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from science to fiction to more speculative theories such as Gaia (the belief that the planet is a self-regulating organism), Straw Dogs unfurls in a series of numbered paragraphs. The style is terse and pithy; sometimes bold assertion supplants argument and there is repetition, overstatement and too much direct quotation from the work of EO Wilson and others. But there are moments of beauty and insight, too, and disgust at the excesses of history - the wars, destruction, the ideological follies.