The soul of the marionette : a short inquiry into human freedom / John Gray.
| Author/creator | Gray, John, 1948- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2015. |
| Description | 179 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Short inquiry into human freedom |
| Portion of title | Human freedom |
| Contents | The faith of puppets: The freedom of the marionette ; the faith of puppets ; demiurgy and tailors' dummies ; Leopardi and the souls of machines ; the return of Ligeia ; The Golem and the circular ruins ; Solaris and our world ; The revelations of Philip K. Dick ; Entering the Zone ; Mr Weston drops a match -- In the puppet theatre: Roof gardens, feathers and human sacrifice ; Dark mirrors, hidden angels and an algorithmic prayer-wheel ; Human redundancy and the cyborg economy ; An iron mountain and a shifting spectacle ; A universal Panopticon ; Puppetry, conspiracy and Ouija boards ; When the machine stops -- Freedom for Über-marionettes: What science won't tell you ; Ethics for puppets ; Gravity and the fall. |
| Abstract | In The Soul of the Marionette, his brilliantly enjoyable and freewheeling book, John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic, and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. |
| General note | "Originally published in 2015 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, Great Britain"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179). |
| Genre/form | Miscellanea. |
| LCCN | 2014043843 |
| ISBN | 9780374261184 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0374261180 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B105 .L45 G73 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |