Black Mass

Informationen zum Autor John Gray is a political philosopher, whose books include Seven Types of Atheism, Straw Dogs, Black Mass, The Soul of the Marionette , The Silence of Animals and Feline Philosophy. He now principally writes for the New Statesman . Klappentext John Gray¿s most recent books are Straw Dogs (¿ That rarest of things, a contemporary work of philosophy, wholly accessible and profoundly relevant to the rapidly evolving world¿ - Will Self), Al-Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern (¿ The most arresting account I have read of our current crisis ¿, Ian McEwan) and Heresies. Zusammenfassung Tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to human project. This title examines interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse.

Product details

• Authors: John Gray
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.04.2008
• EAN: 9780141025988
• ISBN: 978-0-14-102598-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Cults, Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects, Constitution: government and the state