The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death and Happiness

Author(s): Mark Rowlands

Philosophy

This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his extraordinarily well-travelled wolf. More than just an exotic pet, Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands as both a person, and, strangely enough, as a philosopher, leading him to re-evaluate his attitude to love, happiness, nature and death. By turns funny (what do you do when your wolf eats your air-conditioning unit?) and poignant, this life-affirming book will make you reappraise what it means to be human. First published 2008.

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"* 'The Philosopher and the Wolf has been one of the most intense reading experiences of my life. There is hardly a sentence in the book that did not engage me, stop me, make me think. It is a profound book. It is a beautiful book' - Jeffrey Masson, author of Dogs Never Lie About Love * 'Mark Rowlands has given us that rarest of things - a book that takes the reader beyond the human world, while exploring the deepest human emotions. This moving account of the life he lived with an adopted wolf will be recognised as a seminal work of philosophy that forces us to re-evaluate our view of the human animal' - John Gray * 'An absolute stunner of a book. Impossible not to be moved by the painfully personal narrative and the depth of reflection. Just enthralling and unputdownable.' Professor Andrew Linzey, Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics"

Mark Rowlands is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami. See also www.markrowlandsauthor.com and his blog www.secularphilosophy.com

General Fields

  • : 9781847080868
  • : Granta Books
  • : Granta Books
  • : 01 October 2008
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 258
  • : 192
  • : Export ed
  • : Paperback
  • : Mark Rowlands