A review by emmkayt
How to Teach Philosophy to Your Dog: Exploring the Big Questions in Life by Anthony McGowan

4.0

A terrific little introduction to Western philosophy. McGowan goes on a series of walks with his dog, Monty, a Maltese terrier (note: NOT as pictured in the cover art! I'm a cat person, but even I can tell that's not a Maltese terrier), systematically explaining to his pooch how philosophers have grappled with questions of ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of science, and the meaning of life. Big stuff, but doggo seemed up for it (some very intelligent interjections, Monty!), so I tried to keep up as well. There's gentle humour, good explanations, and some poignancy. I really liked it, and think I'll buy a copy, so that when I feel up for it I can return to some of the bits that my slowish brain had trouble grasping. 4.5.