The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths
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The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques the modern belief in human progress and explores the limits of reason, civilization, and human self-understanding.
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| The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| argues |
civilization does not eliminate human savagery
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history has no inherent moral direction ⓘ humans are not fundamentally different from other animals in their capacity for illusion ⓘ myths of progress replace religious eschatologies in modern societies ⓘ |
| author | John Gray ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| comparesHumansTo | animals ⓘ |
| continuationOf |
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
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surface form:
themes from Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Enlightenment rationalism
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belief in inevitable moral progress ⓘ liberal humanism ⓘ secular faith in history ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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J. G. Ballard ⓘ James Lovelock ⓘ Joseph Conrad ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civilization
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critique of the idea of progress ⓘ human nature ⓘ limits of reason ⓘ modernity ⓘ myth of human self-mastery ⓘ pessimism about history ⓘ relationship between humans and animals ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of secular faith in progress
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use of literary and historical examples ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
anti-progressivism
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secular pessimism ⓘ skepticism about human rationality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Allen Lane
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals ⓘ |
| structure | three-part work ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of philosophy and political theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
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