The Philosopher's Dog - Hardcover

Gaita, Raimond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415309077 ISBN 13: 9780415309073

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

In this lyrical and 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. The Philosopher's Dog is above all a book about our creatureliness and its place in the understanding of our humanity.

About this title

About the Author

Raimond Gaita is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Kings College London and Professor of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. His books include the award-winning biography of his father, Romulus, My Father, A Common Humanity and Good and Evil.

From the Back Cover

'In everything that Raimond Gaita writes we sense a generous heart at work, as well as a lucid intelligence. The Philosopher's Dog is a book to give to the kind of person who asks what philosophy is for.' - J.M. Coetzee

'Rai Gaita is a dog-lover, a philosopher and a gifted, sensitive writer. In this immensely readable and enjoyable book, he mixes the personal with the philosophical and the anecdotal with the profound to produce a series of illuminating reflections on what it means to be a creature and, more importantly, what it means to be fully human. It is a great pleasure to read and should not be missed by anyone who still hopes to find in the works of philosophers things that are both interesting and important. - Ray Monk

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415309077
• ISBN 13: 9780415309073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224