John Gray’s Straw Dogs
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John Gray’s *Straw Dogs* is a provocative philosophical work that challenges humanist assumptions about progress, morality, and humanity’s place in the natural world.
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| author | John Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Enlightenment humanism
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belief in moral progress ⓘ idea of human exceptionalism ⓘ liberal humanism ⓘ secular faith in progress ⓘ |
| followedBy | Black Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-humanism
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pessimism about progress ⓘ |
| hasReception |
criticized for pessimism
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debated in contemporary political theory ⓘ praised for stylistic clarity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of liberal optimism
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fragility of civilization ⓘ humans as animals ⓘ illusion of historical progress ⓘ limits of science ⓘ post-human future ⓘ relationship between humans and nature ⓘ religion as a human need ⓘ skepticism about moral improvement ⓘ violence and cruelty in human history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ George Santayana NERFINISHED ⓘ James Lovelock NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anthropocentrism
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critique of humanism ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ human nature ⓘ morality ⓘ progress ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging humanist assumptions
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controversial reception ⓘ popularizing anti-humanist ideas ⓘ |
| partOf | John Gray bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Granta Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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