What Is Man? and Other Essays
By Mark Twain
Length9h 57m
About this audiobook
"What Is Man? and Other Essays" is a collection of essays by Mark Twain that delve into various philosophical and existential questions. The central essay, 'What Is Man?', is a dialogue between an Old Man and a Young Man where the old man argues that individuals are simply machines controlled by their experiences and environment. This idea challenged traditional beliefs about free will and posed deep questions about determinism. The other essays in the book cover a wide range of subjects, maintaining Twain's signature style of combining humor with serious thought.
Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy
Length9 hrs 57 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1903
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: What is Man?
2Chapter 1: What is Man? (Conti.)
3Chapter 1: What is Man? (Conti.)
4Chapter 2: The Death of Jean
5Chapter 3: The Turning-Point of My Life
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6Chapter 4: How to Make History Dates Stick
7Chapter 5: The Memorable Assassination
8Chapter 6: A Scrap of Curious History
9Chapter 7: Switzerland, The Cradle of Liberty
10Chapter 8: At the Shrine of St. Wagner
11Chapter 9: William Dean Howells
12Chapter 10: English as She is Taught
13Chapter 11: A Simplified Alphabet
14Chapter 12: As Concerns Interpreting the Deity
15Chapter 13: Concerning Tabacoo
16Chapter 14: The Bee
17Chapter 15: Taming The Bicycle
18Is Shakespeare Dead?
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