|Listed in category:
Have one to sell?

John Gray Feline Philosophy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Another great item from Rarewaves | Free delivery!
Condition:
Brand New
More than 10 available
Breathe easy. Returns accepted.
Shipping:
Does not ship to United States. See detailsfor shipping
Located in: GU14 0GT, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. See details- for more information about returns
Payments:
     

Shop with confidence

eBay Money Back Guarantee
Get the item you ordered or your money back. 

Seller information

Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:305329959186
Last updated on May 01, 2024 16:53:06 EDTView all revisionsView all revisions

Item specifics

Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Book Title
Feline Philosophy : Cats and the Meaning of Life
Publication Name
Feline Philosophy
Title
Feline Philosophy
Subtitle
Cats and the Meaning of Life
Author
John Gray
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
1250800250
EAN
9781250800251
ISBN
9781250800251
Publisher
Picador
Genre
Pets
Topic
Cats / General
Release Date
26/10/2021
Release Year
2021
Language
English
Item Height
0.4in
Item Length
8.3in
Item Width
6.9in
Item Weight
3.9 Oz
Publication Year
2021
Number of Pages
128 Pages

About this product

Product Information

The author of Straw Dogs , famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats -- and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves. The history of philosophy has been a predictably tragic or comical succession of palliatives for human disquiet. Thinkers from Spinoza to Berdyaev have pursued the perennial questions of how to be happy, how to be good, how to be loved, and how to live in a world of change and loss. But perhaps we can learn more from cats--the animal that has most captured our imagination--than from the great thinkers of the world. In Feline Philosophy , the philosopher John Gray discovers in cats a way of living that is unburdened by anxiety and self-consciousness, showing how they embody answers to the big questions of love and attachment, mortality, morality, and the Self: Montaigne's house cat, whose un-examined life may have been the one worth living; Meo, the Vietnam War survivor with an unshakable capacity for "fearless joy"; and Colette's Saha, the feline heroine of her subversive short story "The Cat" , a parable about the pitfalls of human jealousy. Exploring the nature of cats, and what we can learn from it, Gray offers a profound, thought-provoking meditation on the follies of human exceptionalism and our fundamentally vulnerable and lonely condition. He charts a path toward a life without illusions and delusions, revealing how we can endure both crisis and transformation, and adapt to a changed scene, as cats have always done.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250800250
ISBN-13
9781250800251
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21050093660

Product Key Features

Book Title
Feline Philosophy : Cats and the Meaning of Life
Author
John Gray
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cats / General
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Pets
Number of Pages
128 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6.9in
Item Weight
3.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Reviews
"On the face of it, "Feline Philosophy" would seem like a departure for Gray -- a playful exploration of what cats might have to teach humans in our never-ending quest to understand ourselves. But the book, in true Gray fashion, suggests that this very quest may itself be doomed . . . Gray has always been a shrewd critic, nimbly dismantling high-minded schemes and their unintended consequences." --Jennifer Szalai, New York Times "It's worth a read even if -- perhaps especially if -- you hate cats." --Robert Armstrong, The Financial Times "Predictably, this new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live life for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life, this is the most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating..." --James Marriott, The Times "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual reference to immortality cults, Hobbes, gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "Curious and exploratory . . . Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so shard in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist "The bulk of Gray's fantastic book does not concern cats . . . Gray focuses on humanity's insatiable (and predominantly fruitless) attempts at happiness and our inability to reckon with the illusion of morality. . . His ten feline commandments are ultimately for us." --Derek Beres, Big Think, "On the face of it, Feline Philosophy would seem like a departure for Gray--a playful exploration of what cats might have to teach humans in our never-ending quest to understand ourselves. But the book, in true Gray fashion, suggests that this very quest may itself be doomed . . . Gray has always been a shrewd critic, nimbly dismantling high-minded schemes and their unintended consequences." --Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times "A short but serious polemic attacking much of the western tradition of moral thought. It's worth a read even if--perhaps especially if--you hate cats." --Robert Armstrong, Financial Times "This new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life, . . . this is his most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating." --James Marriott, The Times (London) "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual references to immortality cults, Hobbes, the gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "The intellectual cat's pyjamas . . . Gray's is the perfect book for the estranging oddness of the pandemic." --Tim Adams, The Observer "Engaging, amusing, perceptive and untimely, in the most admirable Nietzschean sense." --Mark Rowlands, New Statesman "Curious and exploratory. Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus Reviews "A wonderful mixture of flippancy and profundity, astringency and tenderness, wit and lament." --Jane O'Grady, The Telegraph "Gray offers well-timed scratches at tender bits of the human psyche and sinks some sharp teeth into a few of our most cherished self-conceptions." --Ian Ground, The Times Literary Supplement "Slyly playful . . . As enlightening as it is delightful." --John Banville, The Irish Times "Magnificent." --Kathryn Hughes, Literary Review "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so sharp in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist "The bulk of Gray's fantastic book does not concern cats . . . Gray focuses on humanity's insatiable (and predominantly fruitless) attempts at happiness and our inability to reckon with the illusion of morality . . . His ten feline commandments are ultimately for us." --Derek Beres, Big Think, "On the face of it, Feline Philosophy would seem like a departure for Gray--a playful exploration of what cats might have to teach humans in our never-ending quest to understand ourselves. But the book, in true Gray fashion, suggests that this very quest may itself be doomed . . . Gray has always been a shrewd critic, nimbly dismantling high-minded schemes and their unintended consequences." --Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times "A short but serious polemic attacking much of the western tradition of moral thought. It's worth a read even if--perhaps especially if--you hate cats." --Robert Armstrong, Financial Times "This new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life . . . this is his most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating." --James Marriott, The Times (London) "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual references to immortality cults, Hobbes, the gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "The intellectual cat's pyjamas . . . Gray's is the perfect book for the estranging oddness of the pandemic." --Tim Adams, The Observer "Engaging, amusing, perceptive and untimely, in the most admirable Nietzschean sense." --Mark Rowlands, New Statesman "Curious and exploratory. Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus Reviews "A wonderful mixture of flippancy and profundity, astringency and tenderness, wit and lament." --Jane O'Grady, The Telegraph "Gray offers well-timed scratches at tender bits of the human psyche and sinks some sharp teeth into a few of our most cherished self-conceptions." --Ian Ground, The Times Literary Supplement "Slyly playful . . . As enlightening as it is delightful." --John Banville, The Irish Times "Magnificent." --Kathryn Hughes, Literary Review "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so sharp in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist "The bulk of Gray's fantastic book does not concern cats . . . Gray focuses on humanity's insatiable (and predominantly fruitless) attempts at happiness and our inability to reckon with the illusion of morality . . . His ten feline commandments are ultimately for us." --Derek Beres, Big Think, "Predictably, this new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live life for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life, this is the most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating..." --James Marriott, The Times "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual reference to immortality cults, Hobbes, gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "Curious and exploratory . . . Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so shard in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist, "On the face of it, "Feline Philosophy" would seem like a departure for Gray -- a playful exploration of what cats might have to teach humans in our never-ending quest to understand ourselves. But the book, in true Gray fashion, suggests that this very quest may itself be doomed . . . Gray has always been a shrewd critic, nimbly dismantling high-minded schemes and their unintended consequences." --Jennifer Szalai, New York Times "Predictably, this new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live life for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life, this is the most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating..." --James Marriott, The Times "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual reference to immortality cults, Hobbes, gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "Curious and exploratory . . . Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so shard in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist, "Curious and exploratory . . . Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so shard in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist, "On the face of it, "Feline Philosophy" would seem like a departure for Gray -- a playful exploration of what cats might have to teach humans in our never-ending quest to understand ourselves. But the book, in true Gray fashion, suggests that this very quest may itself be doomed . . . Gray has always been a shrewd critic, nimbly dismantling high-minded schemes and their unintended consequences." --Jennifer Szalai, New York Times "It's worth a read even if -- perhaps especially if -- you hate cats." --Robert Armstrong, The Financial Times "Predictably, this new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live life for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life, this is the most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating..." --James Marriott, The Times "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual reference to immortality cults, Hobbes, gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "Curious and exploratory . . . Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so shard in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist, "On the face of it, "Feline Philosophy" would seem like a departure for Gray -- a playful exploration of what cats might have to teach humans in our never-ending quest to understand ourselves. But the book, in true Gray fashion, suggests that this very quest may itself be doomed . . . Gray has always been a shrewd critic, nimbly dismantling high-minded schemes and their unintended consequences." --Jennifer Szalai, New York Times "A short but serious polemic attacking much of the western tradition of moral thought. It's worth a read even if -- perhaps especially if -- you hate cats." --Robert Armstrong, The Financial Times "This new account of what cats can teach us about how to live corresponds closely with what the philosopher John Gray has been teaching us about how to live life for the past few decades. Although his previous works contain occasional hints about what he considers to be the good life, this is the most direct pounce at the subject. If, like me, you consider him to be one of the most important thinkers alive, you will be eager to know what he has to say. . . In our pious age his attack on the cheap solace of moral convictions is invigorating." --James Marriott, The Times "Cat lovers will enjoy the celebration of feline mythos, from the cat gods of ancient Egypt to purring contemporary domestics, while hardcore Gray fans will be reassured by the usual reference to immortality cults, Hobbes, gulags and so on." --Charles Arrowsmith, The Washington Post "The intellectual cat's pyjamas . . . Gray's is the perfect book for the estranging oddness of the pandemic." --Tim Adams, The Observer "Engaging, amusing, perceptive and untimely, in the most admirable Nietzschean sense." --Mark Rowlands, New Statesman "Curious and exploratory . . . Gray moves freely among writing modes, including several of the potted biographies that are common to popular works of philosophy. But he also tells stories of famous cats, dabbling in evolutionary history and showing a clear appreciation for his subject. Above all, the book is an ode to cats, and Gray gives the impression of having learned from them how to take pleasure where he finds it." -- Kirkus "A wonderful mixture of flippancy and profundity, astringency and tenderness, wit and lament." --Jane O'Grady, The Telegraph "Gray offers well-timed scratches at tender bits of the human psyche and sinks some sharp teeth into a few of our most cherished self-conceptions." --Ian Ground, Times Literary Supplement "Silly, playful . . . as enlightening as it is delightful." --John Banville, Irish Times "Magnificent." --Kathryn Hughes, Literary Review "Gray's work makes a strong case that our species is incorrigibly irrational, and it raises questions about humanist beliefs that should be particularly important for those of us on the political left to consider...Gray pursues the deep interest in the nonhuman world that makes his critique of humanism so shard in fang and claw." --Oliver Hall, Dangerous Minds " For philosophers and philosophical cat lovers. Lots of endnotes for further discovery." -- Booklist "The bulk of Gray's fantastic book does not concern cats . . . Gray focuses on humanity's insatiable (and predominantly fruitless) attempts at happiness and our inability to reckon with the illusion of morality. . . His ten feline commandments are ultimately for us." --Derek Beres, Big Think
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
636.8001
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

Item description from the seller

Business seller information

Value Added Tax Number:
  • GB 864 1548 11
Rarewaves Canada

Rarewaves Canada

98.4% positive feedback
460K items sold

Detailed seller ratings

Average for the last 12 months

Accurate description
4.9
Reasonable shipping cost
5.0
Shipping speed
4.8
Communication
4.9

Seller feedback (182,451)

u***n (36)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Product is 95% alike picture but a little more blurry. Controller play well but had a notice from psn that my joypad wasn't authentic and could by problematic🤷‍♂️ no trouble so far! Shipping was fast but no tracking and worst packaging ever.. like the box came banged up... send a question to seller never had a reply 😅.... Good product overall, excellent price, fast shipping, wrapped only on 4 sides out of 6, no tracking and never reply... 4★ product / 2★ seller ✌️
l***t (120)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
The book is in perfect condition, brand new, and is exactly as described. This item is difficult to find here, and the seller priced it very reasonably. It shipped from the UK to Canada, and unfortunately took a little longer to arrive than the seller hoped, but it was shipped less than 24 hours after I purchased. When I contacted the seller, they were very responsive and helpful. I would not hesitate to purchase from this seller again. Definitely recommend!
s***a (696)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
AAA seller. Item came as described and within the due date. Great communication. Well packed and no damage to the case.

Product ratings and reviews

No ratings or reviews yet
Be the first to write the review.