A Conversation on The Word of Dog: What Our Canine Companions Can Teach Us About Living a Good Life
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An Evening with Mark Rowlands and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
A Conversation on The Word of Dog: What Our Canine Companions
Can Teach Us About Living a Good Life
Join us for this insightful discussion pertaining to philosophy and the happiness of dogs. Registration is required but the event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase.
About the Book
A heartwarming philosophical meditation on how to live a fulfilling life—inspired by the inherent happiness of dogs.
If you have spent any part of your life with a dog, you may have found certain questions popping, unbidden, into your mind: Is my dog living a fulfilled life? Is my dog a good dog? Does my dog love me? Addressing these questions compels you to confront not just your dog’s life but yours as well—to think about what fulfillment, and meaning, in life really is. In The Word of Dog, philosopher Mark Rowlands explores these questions and suggests that in dogs we can see hints—faint, shrouded, but discernible—of what a better way of living might look like. Perhaps none of us can be happy in the way a dog can, but The Word of Dog shows us we could do a lot better than we’re doing simply by listening to the unspoken wisdom our dogs reveal to us every day of their happy, uncomplicated lives.
About the Author
Mark Rowlands is professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Miami. He is the author of twenty-three books, including the international bestseller The Philosopher and the Wolf. He lives in Miami, Florida.
About the Moderator
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the first Hispanic woman elected to Congress and served for almost three decades representing diverse areas in South Florida. During her tenure in Congress, she was Chairwoman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
A strong proponent of education, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen holds multiple education degrees, including an Ed.D. from the University of Miami, master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Florida International University, and an associates degree from Miami Dade College.
Ros-Lehtinen and her husband, Dexter Lehtinen, a decorated Vietnam war veteran and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, have 4 adult children, 9 grandchildren, and are the proud parents of two rescue pups, Zoey and Blue.
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