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

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Pegasus Books, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 256 pages

Mark Rowlands was a young philosophy professor, rootless and searching for life s greater meaning. Shortly after arriving at the University of Alabama, he noticed a classified ad in the local paper advertising wolf cubs for sale, and decided he had to investigate, if only out of curiosity. It was love at first sight, and the bond that grew between philosopher and wolf reaffirms for us the incredible relationships that exist between man and animal. When Mark welcomed his new companion, Brenin, into his home, but more than just an exotic pet, Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands both as a person, and, strangely enough, as a philosopher, leading him to reevaluate his attitude toward love, happiness, nature, death, and the true meaning of companionship."

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About the author (2010)

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.

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