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Mark Rowlands

Born

in Newport, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1962

Website

https://www.markrowlands.org/

Genre

Philosophy, Nonfiction

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Mark Rowlands was born in Newport, Wales and began his undergraduate degree at Manchester University in engineering before changing to philosophy. He took his doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University and has held various academic positions in philosophy in universities in Britain, Ireland and the US.

His best known work is the book The Philosopher and the Wolf about a decade of his life he spent living and travelling with a wolf. As The Guardian described it in its review, "it is perhaps best described as the autobiography of an idea, or rather a set of related ideas, about the relationship between human and non-human animals." Reviews were very positive, the Financial Times said it was "a remarkable portrait of the bond that can exist ...more

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How The Light Gets In

I, and the rest of my family, had a brilliant time @HTLGIFestival - the annual festival of philosophy and music held at Hay-on-Wye. It's great to see the festival growing every year, despite some uncooperative weather this time around. And I was delighted to see so many faces from last year. Hope to see y'all next time.

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Mark Rowlands’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 5,860 ratings · 706 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Philosopher and the Wolf 4.13 avg rating — 3,374 ratings — published 2008 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running with the Pack: Thoughts from the Road on Meaning and Mortality 3.62 avg rating — 623 ratings — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happiness of Dogs: Why the Unexamined Life Is Most Worth Living 3.52 avg rating — 425 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philosopher at the End of the Universe: Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films 3.97 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything I Know I Learned from TV: Philosophy for the Unrepentant Couch Potato 3.56 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Word of Dog: What Our Canine Companions Can Teach Us About Living a Good Life 3.63 avg rating — 123 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Rights: All That Matters 4.05 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animals Like Us by Mark Rowlands, Colin McGinn (Series Editor) 4.37 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	شهرت by Mark Rowlands, افشین خاکباز (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Memory: How We Become Who We Are 3.43 avg rating — 56 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In the end, it is our defiance that redeems us. If wolves had a religion – if there was a religion of the wolf – that it is what it would tell us.”
― Mark Rowlands, The Philosopher and the Wolf

tags: animal, defiance, heart, inspiring, learning, philosophy, redemption, wolf

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“What is best about our lives -the moments when we are, as we would put it, at our happiest- is both pleasant and deeply unpleasant. Happiness is not a feeling; it is a way of being. If we focus on the feelings, we will miss the point.”
― Mark Rowlands, The Philosopher and the Wolf

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“Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized.”
― Mark Rowlands, The Philosopher and the Wolf

tags: animal, animals, inspiring, memoir, pet, philosophy, wolf

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