What is Man is a book that Twain was not sure was ready for publication. It was published anonymously and, as the author predicted, it created quite a bit of controversy. The work, which conveys findings about humans that some may not like, through t ...
What is Man is a book that Twain was not sure was ready for publication. It was published anonymously and, as the author predicted, it created quite a bit of controversy. The work, which conveys findings about humans that some may not like, through the conversation of two men, one young and the other old, is a valuable book for the reader who wants to understand human reasoning ability and look at the subject from a different perspective. Does being able to think really make a person special? How does one reason? Twain collides the realism of a tired and wise old man with the passion and romanticism of a young man to be an oppositionist, through questions such as how the thinking process works for a scientist or an artist. “What is human?” Our search for an answer to the question may never end, but Twain's characters are worth listening to...
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