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Gray's Anatomy: Selected Writings Hardcover – 2 Apr 2009

by John Gray (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars 4 customer reviews
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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Allen Lane; First Edition edition (2 April 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1846141915
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846141911
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 4.3 x 22.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 344,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'The closest thing we have to a window-smashing French intellectual' - Andrew Marr 'The most important living philosopher' - Will Self

About the Author

John Gray is most recently the acclaimed author of Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals, Heresies: Against Progress and Other Illusions, Al Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern and Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia. He is Emeritus Professor of European Thought at the University of London.

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4.0 out of 5 stars"a book to learn from and to argue with"
By Derek Tunnicliffe on 11 Nov. 2010
Format: Paperback
My title is a quote from a cover review: and it sums it up. At times I was nodding in agreement, other times I was furiously irritated, and again sometimes left shaking my head wondering just what his deep, philosophical discussions were about. I like to have my prejudices exposed and challenged. John Gray is happy to parade his prejudices and to argue for them. It makes for a good book.

This selection of essays are drawn from his writings from 1983 to 2008, and cover a wide range of topics. It's possible to see how his thoughts and arguments have changed over time; and how the increasing diversity of his work has translated into his work. So, here are some of his thoughts on morality, politics, religion, art, Green issues - and more.

Well recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 starsProvocative as ever
By robja on 6 Oct. 2010
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This selection of Gray's work is an excellent window in the thinking that has engaged and enraged many people. Sceptical of progress and humanism, Gray makes those who could not be more certain in the truth stop and think again. The perfect book for those who wish to get to familiar with his work.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Stan Couch on 28 Aug. 2016
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Brilliant
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1.0 out of 5 starsGray's Anatomy - selected writings
By Alan Robinson on 29 Jan. 2012
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The book's title - "selected writings" - is appropriate, because the various essays span decades of Gray's academic career; and it is important to note that many of the passages are in a very tedious academic style. Quite frankly, Gray is dilatory when it comes to making a point.

Gray's worst misdemeanour - in my view - is using excessively long sentences with protracted interjections. Reading Gray is rather like learning German; everything is a mystery until the last word of the sentence, by which time one has forgotten what the sentence was originally about. His second misdemeanour is the use of such uncommon words that the reader must be armed with a good dictionary; which is a shame because plain language would have equally served the purpose in most cases.

Having put all that, Gray's book contains some very fine observations on contemporary politics if one can decypher them, and provided a person can put up with the academic style, it is well worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A selection of fine thinking 9 Oct. 2013
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This book offers readers a fine selection of John Gray's essays and ideas, as they have developed over the decades.

The collection is divided into five parts and covers liberalism, conservatism, socialism, globalism, the Enlightenment, and post-progressivism. Being a UK intellectual, Gray also focuses mainly on the United Kingdom. For instance, the essay "An agenda for Green conservatism", though expanding on many wonderful ideas on how to marry conservatism with Green thought, concentrates on the UK system, which non-British people may find boring. And although all the essays in this book provide many brilliant political, social, and economic insights, Gray's exquisite dismantling of the illusion of "progress" will probably be his lasting gift to humanity.

So I'd recommend this book for anyone who wants to sample Gray's ideas. For such a purpose, this collection of essays is perfect. But if you've read other books by Gray, then you'll find few fresh thoughts in this collection. The essays also overlap at times, so some ideas are repeated.
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