How to Teach Philosophy to Your Dog
Exploring the Big Questions in Life

Name: How to Teach Philosophy to Your Dog
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.8 (11 reviews)
Author: Anthony McGowan
ISBN: 9781666558340

Author: Anthony McGowan

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 02/18/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Humor, Education

Synopsis

Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after Monty has yet another dramatic confrontation with the local Rottweiler, Anthony McGowan realizes it’s high time he and Monty had a chat about what makes him a good or a bad dog. Taking his lead from Monty’s canine antics, McGowan takes us on a hilarious and enlightening jaunt through the major debates of philosophy. Will Kant convince Monty to stop stealing cheesecake? How long will they put up with Socrates poking holes in every argument? In this uniquely entertaining take on morality and ethics, the dutiful duo set out to uncover who—if anyone—has the right end of the ethical stick and can tell us how best to live one’s life.

About Anthony McGowan

Anthony McGowan has a BA, MPhil, and Ph.D. in philosophy, and he has lectured widely on philosophy and creative writing. As an author for children and young adults, he's won many awards, and his novel The Art of Failing was named an Observer Book of the Year. He lives in North London with his wife and two children.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on November 17, 2019

This is my first return to philosophy on a systematic basis since I left uni 50 years ago. I enjoyed the return very much. The conceit of the book is the author’s using Monty his dog for his dialogues and it works well. He covers the whole world of philosophy in the right depth for the general reade......more

Goodreads review by Girish on November 28, 2021

Adorable. I love it. I've had my hands on couple of books on Philosophy before I stumbled upon How to Teach Philosophy to Your Dog. It was through a YouTube video where someone had recommended it and the name and the subject of the book caught my fancy. I thought to myself that I surely can't be dum......more

Goodreads review by Manish on September 24, 2021

For someone who's always grappled with getting a foothold in this subject, McGowan's work was a delight. Using a conversational form (yeah, with his dog), he tackles the basic foundational theories around the key philosophical subjects such as Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology etc. An excellent work......more

Goodreads review by Angie on January 15, 2021

Rereading in 2021 for the Sunday Philosophers A doggoned good introduction to philosophy, even for humans. See my Amazon review: [URL not allowed]-.........more

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A charming, informative, unique introduction to Western philosophy.