"The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats-and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Cats and philosophy -- Why cats do not struggle to be happy -- Feline ethics -- Human vs feline love -- Time, death and the feline soul -- Cats and the meaning of life.