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What Is Man? and Other Essays

What Is Man? and Other Essays

Mark Twain

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What Is Man? and Other Essays

Length9h 57m

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"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

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJan 1, 1903

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1: What is Man?

10Chapter 8: At the Shrine of St. Wagner

2Chapter 1: What is Man? (Conti.)

11Chapter 9: William Dean Howells

3Chapter 1: What is Man? (Conti.)

12Chapter 10: English as She is Taught

4Chapter 2: The Death of Jean

13Chapter 11: A Simplified Alphabet

5Chapter 3: The Turning-Point of My Life

14Chapter 12: As Concerns Interpreting the Deity

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6Chapter 4: How to Make History Dates Stick

15Chapter 13: Concerning Tabacoo

7Chapter 5: The Memorable Assassination

16Chapter 14: The Bee

8Chapter 6: A Scrap of Curious History

17Chapter 15: Taming The Bicycle

9Chapter 7: Switzerland, The Cradle of Liberty

18Is Shakespeare Dead?

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