The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death and Happiness

Mark Rowlands was born in 1962 and 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 as one of the principal architects of the view known as the extended mind. His works include Animal Rights, The Body in Mind, The Nature of Consciousness, Animals Like Us, and a personal memoir, The Philosopher and the Wolf. His best known work is his international best-selling memoir, The Philosopher and the Wolf, about the decade he spent living and travelling with a wolf. It has been described as an autobiography of an idea about the relationship between humans and non-human animals.