Gray's Anatomy: Selected writing
Author(s): 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? John Gray, one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time, smashes through civilization's long cherished beliefs, overturning our view of the world and our place in it. 'The most prescient of British public intellectuals' - Pankaj Mishra, "Financial Times".
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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 naive 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
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