What Is Man?
(eAudiobook)
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Published:
[United States] : Phoenix Books, Inc., 2001.
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (181 min.)) : digital.
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Description
Locked in his desk for 25 years, "What Is Man?" was Twain's most serious, philosophical, and private work. The narrative appears in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a romantic young idealist and an elderly cynic. The pair debate issues of mankind, such as whether man is free to act or is more of a machine, whether personal merit is meaningless given how the environment shapes us, and if man truly has impulses other than to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. An unflinching critic of human affection, a bittersweet humorist, and a master of comic asides, Mark Twain speaks to us across time with verve and wisdom in this rare work.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781597777391, 1597777390
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Read by Carl Reiner.
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Locked in his desk for 25 years, "What Is Man?" was Twain's most serious, philosophical, and private work. The narrative appears in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a romantic young idealist and an elderly cynic. The pair debate issues of mankind, such as whether man is free to act or is more of a machine, whether personal merit is meaningless given how the environment shapes us, and if man truly has impulses other than to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. An unflinching critic of human affection, a bittersweet humorist, and a master of comic asides, Mark Twain speaks to us across time with verve and wisdom in this rare work.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M., & Reiner, C. (2001). What Is Man? Unabridged. Phoenix Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark and Carl, Reiner. 2001. What Is Man? Phoenix Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark and Carl, Reiner, What Is Man? Phoenix Books, Inc, 2001.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, and Carl Reiner. What Is Man? Unabridged. Phoenix Books, Inc, 2001.
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