Length10h 27m
About this audiobook
What Is Man? is a short story by American writer Mark Twain, published in 1906. It is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8:4, which begins "what is man, that you are mindful of him...". It involves ideas of determinism and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more, driven by the singular purpose to satisfy his own desires and achieve peace of mind. The Young Man objects and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position. The work appears to be a genuine and earnest debate of his opinions about human nature, rather than satirical. Twain held views similar to that of the Old Man prior to writing "What is Man?". However, he seems to have varied in his opinions of human freedom.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Young Adult
Length10 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 3, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1WHAT IS MAN? (pt. 1)
10WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
2WHAT IS MAN? (pt. 2)
11ENGLISH AS SHE IS TAUGHT
3THE DEATH OF JEAN
12ON GIRLS
4THE TURNING-POINT OF MY LIFE
13A SIMPLIFIED ALPHABET
5HOW TO MAKE HISTORY DATES STICK
14AS CONCERNS INTERPRETING THE DEITY
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6THE MEMORABLE ASSASSINATION
15CONCERNING TOBACCO
7A SCRAP OF CURIOUS HISTORY
16THE BEE
8SWITZERLAND, THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY
17TAMING THE BICYCLE
9AT THE SHRINE OF ST. WAGNER
18IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?
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