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It is in the dialogue of instinct and reason that we find answers to life’s biggest questions.
The book lays out the principles, strengths and weaknesses of instinct and reason. Not rivals, each brings something essential to the mind. Instinct struggles with modern civilisation - but brings value and meaning. Reason brings an infinity of new ideas - but alone is helpless.
For thousands of years, writers, thinkers and philosophers have seen life as a battle between the guiding power of reason and a disruptive animal within. Fierce culture wars and endless newsfeeds turn up the tension. How can we overcome our uncertainties and know the many sides of ourselves?
Why are we so often in conflict — arguing with ourselves and each other over who we are and what we want?
Just finished the back cover text for the paperback of The Animal and the Thinker. It will need splitting into 4 posts: