by Mark Rowlands · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432244872
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In 'The Happiness of Dogs', Mark Rowlands explores canine philosophy to enjoy life, based on his personal experience with dogs and the ideas of philosophers such as Socrates, Hume, and Sartre. Through the psychology of canine cognition, Rowlands invites us to reflect on morality, friendship, and the pursuit of a full life from the perspective of our canine companions. This book offers a unique insight into how dogs experience the world and how we can learn from their exuberant happiness and love of life.
Mark Rowlands is a Welsh writer and philosopher. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami, and the author of several books on the philosophy of mind, the moral status of non-human animals, and cultural criticism. He is known within academic philosophy for his work on the animal mind and is one of the principal architects of the view known as vehicle externalism, or the extended mind, the view that thoughts, memories, desires and beliefs can be stored outside the brain and the skull. His works include Animal Rights (1998), The Body in Mind (1999), The Nature of Consciousness (2001), Animals Like Us (2002), and a personal memoir, The Philosopher and the Wolf (2008).
