Gray's Anatomy Selected Writings

<p>'The most prescient of British public intellectuals' Pankaj Mishra, Financial Times</p> <p>'Gray has consistently anticipated the shape of things to come ...... he teaches us that true humanism is to be found in uncertainty and doubt' Will Self</p> <p>Why is progress a pernicious myth? Why do beliefs that humanity can be improved end in farce or horror? Is atheism a hangover from Christian faith?</p> <p>John Gray, one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time, smashes through civilization's most cherished beliefs, overturning our view of the world, and our place in it.</p> <p>'Gray's dissection of modern delusion, cant and wishful thinking is to be welcomed in this moment of convulsion ...... This is a book to learn from and argue with' Ben Wilson, Literary Review</p> <p>'A thoroughly enjoyable book ...... These essays cover a remarkable range of topics, from Isaiah Berlin to Damien Hirst, from torture to environmentalism. But their unifying theme is that our na�ve belief in the idea of progress has turned modern life into a constant round of shadow-boxing' David Runciman, Observer</p> <p>'Demolishes the theory that we have reached the 'end of history', the dogmas of secular liberalism, the weaknesses of financial casino capitalism and the limits of energy-intensive economic growth' Economist</p>