Author(s): John Gray

Philosophy

A new collection of the best of John Gray's recent essays By the author of Straw Dogs, this book is a characteristically trenchant and unflinchingly clear-sighted collection of reflections on our contemporary lot. Whether writing about the future of our species on this planet, the folly of our faith in technological progress, or the self-deceptions of the liberal establishment, John Gray dares to be heretical like few other thinkers today. About the Author: John Gray is Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. He is the author of over a dozen books, including False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals, both published by Granta Books and Al Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern, published by Faber and Faber.