Ideas from 'Straw Dogs' by John Gray [2002], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Straw Dogs' by Gray,John [Granta 2002,1-86207-596-4]].
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
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Human knowledge may not produce well-being; the examined life may not be worth living
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 9. Naturalised Epistemology
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Knowledge does not need minds or nervous systems; it is found in all living things
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will
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The will hardly ever does anything; most of our life just happens to us
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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Nowadays we identify the free life with the good life
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 4. Ecology
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Over forty percent of the Earth's living tissue is human
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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity
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Without Christianity we lose the idea that human history has a meaning
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What was our original sin, and how could Christ's suffering redeem it?
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