{"id":259628,"date":"2024-09-13T14:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T14:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/is-life-better-as-a-dog-a-philosopher-investigates\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:20","slug":"is-life-better-as-a-dog-a-philosopher-investigates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/is-life-better-as-a-dog-a-philosopher-investigates\/","title":{"rendered":"Is life better as a dog? A philosopher investigates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Dog in a Car Window and enjoy road trip; Shutterstock ID 95883655; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06165130\/SEI_219917906.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06165130\/SEI_219917906.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06165130\/SEI_219917906.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06165130\/SEI_219917906.jpg?width=500 500w, 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data-caption=\"Unlike humans, dogs may know what they know through living rather than through thinking\" data-credit=\"Shutterstock\/Tom Wang\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Unlike humans, dogs may know what they know through living rather than through thinking<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Shutterstock\/Tom Wang<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/granta.com\/products\/the-happiness-of-dogs\/\">The Happiness of Dogs<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/><strong>Mark Rowlands (Granta Books)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you spend a large chunk of your day looking at your dog, asking questions like \u201cwhat do you think he is thinking right now?\u201d Or \u201cdoes she understand how much I love her?\u201d If that sounds familiar, then a new book by philosopher Mark Rowlands may be just the thing.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Happiness of Dogs: Why the unexamined life is most worth living<\/i> is a fascinating take on what it is like to live like a \u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26335080-400-is-life-better-as-a-dog-a-philosopher-investigates\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Unlike humans, dogs may know what they know through living rather than through thinking Shutterstock\/Tom Wang The Happiness of DogsMark Rowlands (Granta Books) 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