内容简介

John Berger broke new ground with his penetrating writings on life, art and how we see the world around us. Here he explores how the ancient relationship between man and nature has been broken in the modern consumer age, with the animals that used to be at the centre of our existence now marginalized and reduced to spectacle. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

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Weliveourdailylivesinaconstantexchangewiththesetofdailyappearancessurroundingus-oftenthey.areveryfamiliar,sometimestheyareunexpectedandnew,butalwaystheyconfirmusinourlives.Theydosoevenwhentheyarethreatening:thesightofahouseburning,forexample,oramanapproachinguswithaknifebetweenhisteeth,stillremindsus(urgently)ofourlifeanditsimportance.Whatwehabituallyseeconfirmsus.Yetitcanhappen,suddenly,unexpectedly,andmostfrequentlyinthehalf-light-of-glimpses,thatwecatchsightofanothervisibleorderwhichintersectswithoursandhasnothingtodowithit.

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...becauseanimalsremainambiguous.

——引自第17页