The Soul of the Marionette - A Short Enquiry Into Human Freedom

TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016br>br>''Gray must be one of the best read of contemporary philosophers, trawling insouciantly through high-, middle- and low-brow literature with the sharp-eyed eclecticism of a magpie of genius'' John Banville, Guardianbr>br>''Like Isaiah Berlin with a thing for sci-fi'' Tibor Fischer, Spectatorbr>br>Everyone thinks they want to be free - or do they? John Gray''s thought-stirring new book on freedom draws together insights from Gnosticism, science fiction, ancient sacrifice and the occult to show that freedom is an illusion and that, like fairground puppets, humans dream of escaping the burden of choice altogether.>

Product details

• Authors: John Gray
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.04.2016
• EAN: 9780241953907
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95390-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil, social and political philosophy, Popular philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Literary essays, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge