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Revision as of 08:52, 14 June 2010
This page is still under construction.
This philosophical bestseller by John Gray is composed of a collection of essays, rather independent from one another.
Some of these essays are of direct relevance to what this Wiki is all about and we will briefly comment on some quotes from Straw Dogs to indicate where the authors of this Wiki stand in relation to Gray's thinking.
Contents
Animal Virtues
(Quotes from chapter 3, essay #14 from John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
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Title
(Comments on John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
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Artificial Paradises
(Quote from chapter 4, essay #12 from John Gray's "Straw Dogs" on the role of drugs in present day society)
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Title
(Comments on John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
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The Lessons of Japan
(Quote from chapter 5, essay #13 from John Gray's "Straw Dogs" on the inescapable influence of predatory states (power structures))
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Title
(Comments on John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
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Yet Another Utopia
(Quote from chapter 5, essay #18 from John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
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Title
(Comments on John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
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Simply to See
(Quote, paragraph 5 from chapter 6 from John Gray's "Straw Dogs", final paragraph of his book.)
Other animals do not need a purpose in life. A contradiction to itself, the human animal cannot do without one. Can we not think of the aim of life as being simply to see?
Title
(Comments on John Gray's "Straw Dogs")
Simply to see; why it has been so difficult up till now, an evolutionary necessity; Seeing as the crucial characteristic of Point Omega; the natural flow to be expected at this stage of our evolution, the evolution of intelligence and the escape from the clusters that were for some thousands of years unavoidable for good evolutionary reasons. . Before and after Point Omega; telic goal directed versus paratelic and goal-free + curiosity; Taoism, going with the flow . . .
