| Author: | Mark Twain | ISBN: | 1230000249283 |
| Publisher: | Liongate Press | Publication: | June 30, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark Twain |
| ISBN: | 1230000249283 |
| Publisher: | Liongate Press |
| Publication: | June 30, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8-4,[citation needed]which begins "what is man, that you are mindful of him...".
It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.
"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. The title refers to Psalm 8-4,[citation needed]which begins "what is man, that you are mindful of him...".
It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.
