Name: What is Man? And Other Essays
SKU: 59438792
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Author: Mark Twain

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Mark Twain

Editorial

Createspace

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Inglés

N° páginas

236

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

24.6x18.9x1.3 cm

Peso

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781484004616

Categorías

Textos antiguos, clásicos y medievales
Historia
Filosofía

What is Man? And Other Essays

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What is Man was Twain's most serious, philosophical and private book. He kept it locked in his desk, considered it to be his Bible, and spoke of it as such to friends when he read them passages. He had written it, rewritten it, was finally satisfied with it, but still chose not to release it until after his death. It appears in the form of a dialogue between an old man and a young man who discuss who and what mankind really is and provides a new and different way of looking at who we are and the way we live. Anyone who thinks Twain was not a brilliant philosopher should read this book. We consider ourselves as free and autonomous people, yet this book puts forth the ideas that 1) We are nothing more than machines and originate nothing - not even a single thought; 2) All conduct arises from one motive - self-satisfaction; 3) Our temperament is completely permanent and unchangeable; and 4) Man is of course a product of heredity, and our future, being fixed, is irrevocable -- which makes life completely predetermined. If these points are true, then buying and reading this book is not in your control, but simply must be done because it was meant to be. If these points are not true you might still wish to make an independent decision to enjoy a thought-provoking book by a great and legendary writer.

Mark Twain

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Mark Twain, seudónimo de Samuel Langhorne Clemens, nació en 1835 en Misuri y es considerado uno de los grandes genios de la literatura estadounidense. Autor de clásicos como “Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer” y “Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn”, Twain revolucionó la narrativa con su humor, crítica social y estilo cercano. Sus obras, ambientadas en el río Misisipi, exploran temas como la libertad, la infancia y la justicia. Reconocido mundialmente, Twain recibió numerosos premios y su legado sigue inspirando a lectores de todas las edades, conectando generaciones a través de historias inolvidables.

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