Beast and Man

Author: Mary Midgley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134438451
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals, stresses continuities. What makes people tick? Largely, she asserts, the same things as animals. She tells us humans are rather more like other animals than we previously allowed ourselves to believe, and reminds us just how primitive we are in comparison to the sophistication of many animals. A veritable classic for our age, Beast and Man has helped change the way we think about ourselves and the world in which we live.

Man Vs. Beast

Author: Robert Muchamore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416927255
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
In a new mission, James and his fellow CHERUB agents must take on a group of animal rights terrorists in a daring and violent attempt to save hundreds of lives--including their own. Original.

Man, Beast, and Zombie

Author: Kenan Malik
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813531229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470

Book Description
"Man, Beast, and Zombie is an original and accessible book. Vast in its scope, it draws on cutting-edge sciences such as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence to assess what, precisely, science can and cannot explain about human nature. Kenan Malik explains the histories of these sciences (and the philosophies that underpin them) and analyzes the complex relationship between human beings, animals, and machines to explore what really makes us human." "Man, Beast, and Zombie is both a defense of scientific reason and a challenge to some of today's most cherished scientific theories. It deftly interweaves philosophy, science, and history to answer the most fundamental question of all: what is a human being?"--Jacket.

Between Man and Beast

Author: Monte Reel
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307742431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
In 1856, Paul Du Chaillu ventured into the African jungle in search of a mythic beast, the gorilla. After wild encounters with vicious cannibals, deadly snakes, and tribal kings, Du Chaillu emerged with 20 preserved gorilla skins—two of which were stuffed and brought on tour—and walked smack dab into the biggest scientific debate of the time: Darwin's theory of evolution. Quickly, Du Chaillu's trophies went from objects of wonder to key pieces in an all-out intellectual war. With a wide range of characters, including Abraham Lincoln, Arthur Conan Doyle, P.T Barnum, Thackeray, and of course, Charles Darwin, this is a one of a kind book about a singular moment in history.

Francis Bacon

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912520558
Category : Animals in art
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Francis Bacon is considered one of the most important painters of the 20th century. A major exhibition of his paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2020 explores the role of animals in his work - not least the human animal. Having often painted dogs and horses, in 1969 Bacon first depicted bullfights. In this powerful series of works, the interaction between man and beast is dangerous and cruel, but also disturbingly intimate. Both are contorted in their anguished struggle and the erotic lurks not far away: "Bullfighting is like boxing," Bacon once said. "A marvellous aperitif to sex." 0Twenty-two years later, a lone bull was to be the subject of his final painting. In this fascinating publication - a significant addition to the literature on Bacon - expert authors discuss Bacon's approach to animals and identify his varied sources of inspiration, which included surrealist literature and the photographs of Eadweard Muybridge. They contend that, by depicting animals in states of vulnerability, anger and unease, Bacon sought to delve into the human condition.00Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (22.01-12.04.2021).

Man and Beast

Author: Natan Slifkin
Publisher: Zoo Torah
ISBN: 9781933143064
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Man and Beast presents a comprehensive Jewish perspective on our relationship with the animal kingdom. From the blessings to be recited when visiting the zoo, to understanding what exactly sets us apart from animals, to the issues involved in keeping pets - an entire framework is presented.

Beast and Man in India

Author: John Lockwood Kipling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description

A More Complete Beast

Author: Jack Donovan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985452377
Category : Men
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
A More Complete Beast is men's writer Jack Donovan's third book in a series that started with the runaway cult hit, The Way of Men. The second book, Becoming a Barbarian, showed disconnected modern men - men born into the anti-identity "Empire of Nothing" - how to think tribally. In A More Complete Beast, Donovan picks up Friedrich Nietzsche's thoughts on nobility and master morality and uses them to guide men through an "upside-down" modern world, avoid the trap of hateful ressentiment, and overcome adversity through creativity. In Donovan's hands, Nietzsche's words are rasps and chisels to help men refine a strength-based ethos, reveal their highest and noblest selves and become more complete men. And, as Nietzsche reminded us, man is a beast - so to become a more complete man is always to become a more complete beast.

Beast

Author: Pepper Pace
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781480022119
Category : Erotic stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Beast is the tale of Christopher - called Beast; born with a facial deformity so severe that he has kept to himself. Excelling in the special forces of The Marines, Beast leads a solitary life. Ashleigh is a 'fluffy girl' used to having a handsome man by her side - even if she has to keep him in money and finery in order to assure that he stays interested. Ashleigh knows that she is beautiful, despite her added pounds but when her treacherous boyfriend marries another woman right under her nose she decides to make a change inside and out! Beast will define that beauty is not what is on the outside but within - and the question will be; who is the Beauty and who is the Beast?"--Author's website

A Scientist's View of the Bible and More

Author: Dr Frank Christian
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449712576
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
This work contains an attempt at an examination of the text of the Bible from an unemotional and scientific point of view. Since God created everything, one can be assured that He did so in a way that He saw fit. It therefore occurs to the author that God may have done things and may continue to do things in a manner that makes use of His creations. This Bible study is written from that point of view. It is not an attempt at theology. The author concludes from this study that the text of the Bible is undoubtedly completely accurate from a scientific perspective.