Say what?!
That a Duck is able to talk is nothing out of the ordinary, of such behaviour we have numerous examples, the most prominent being Donald and Daffy, active on the scene since 1934 and 1937 respectively.
That a Duck communicates sensibly is already decidedly less common. A trait one can hardly ascribe to the aforementioned.
But that a Duck is able to discourse eloquently and with depth of thougth on topics such as epistemology, ontology, and teology is something hitherto unheard of.
Within the pages of the two volumes that make up The Gloves Come Off! we encounter a Duck not only well-read, well-articulated, and well-versed, but one also ready to passionately speak up for what he believes in.
Not convinced?
Well, listen for yourself and only then make up your mind!
Volume 1, Introduction, Page 6 — In this part the Duck gives us some background information to why he has chosen to speak up.
Volume 1, Chapter 1: Nietzsche, Page 40 — In this part the Duck ponders Nietzsche’s most famous statement and its implications.
Volume 1, Chapter 5: Doubt, Page 199 — In this part the Duck raises some interesting points regarding the nature of doubt and certainty.
Volume 1, Chapter 10: Free Will & Determinism, Page 342 — In this part the Duck objects to the current scientific view that denies us agency.
Volume 2, Chapter 12: Unwholesome Practices, Page 456 — In this part the Duck acquaints himself with the philosophers Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno and reflects upon what the age of enlightenment brought with it.
Volume 2, Chapter 16: Incompleteness, Page 566 — In this part the Duck speaks German and seeks to understand the philosophical implications of Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorem.
Volume 2, Chapter 19: Silence, Page 719 — In this part the Duck seeks to understand what it really was that Ludwig Wittgenstein meant when he instructed us to remain silent.
Volume 2, Chapter 21: Poetry, Page 796 — In this part the Duck deals with the shortcomings of cartography and how it relates to our position in this world.
Volume 2, Chapter 23: Parting Words, Page 812 — In this part the Duck concludes his 800-page monologue.