Mark Twain and Philosophy

Mark Twain The “Father Of American Literature” And Renowned Humorist Satirist And Commentator On Humanity And American Life Is Best Known For His Classic Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. Twain’S Body Of Work However Is Expansive; From Adventures Of Tom Sawyer And A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’S Court To The Travelogue The Innocents Abroad And Essays On Human Nature Religion Science And Literature No Aspect Of Life Is Left Untouched By Twain. His Portrayal Of American Life Ripe With The Contradictions Of America’S Ideals And Its Actual Practices As Well As His Characters At Once Fantastical And Completely Human Provide A Window Onto Humanity And Social Life. As The Third Book In The Great Authors And Philosophy Series Mark Twain And Philosophy Reveals Deeper Issues Raised By Twain’S Work And Speaks To His Continued Relevance As A Social Commentator Interrogating Issues Fundamental To Our Lives. From Slavery Freedom And Human Rights To Science Parapsychology And Religion This Book Exposes How Twain’S Body Of Work Touches Every Corner Of Human Experience.