A Philosophy of Walking

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A Philosophy of Walking

â€œIt is only ideas gained from walking thatÂ have any worth.â€Â â€”Nietzsche

In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestsellerÂ in France, leading thinker FrÃ©dÃ©ricÂ Gros charts the many different waysÂ we get from A to B â€“Â the pilgrimage,Â the promenade, the protest march, theÂ nature rambleÂ â€“Â and reveals what theyÂ say about us.

Gros draws attention to otherÂ thinkers who also saw walking asÂ something central to their practice.Â On his travels he ponders Thoreauâ€™s eagerÂ seclusion in Walden Woods; the reasonÂ Rimbaud walked in a fury, while NervalÂ rambled to cure his melancholy. HeÂ shows us how Rousseau walked in orderÂ to think, while Nietzsche wanderedÂ the mountainside to write. In contrast,Â Kant marched through his hometownÂ every day, exactly at the same hour, toÂ escape the compulsion of thought.Â Brilliant and erudite, A PhilosophyÂ of Walking is an entertaining andÂ insightful manifesto for putting oneÂ foot in front of the other.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Author Frederic Gros
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9781781682715
Format Kindle eBook
Label Verso
Manufacturer Verso
NumberOfPages 241
PublicationDate 2014-04-08
Publisher Verso
ReleaseDate 2014-04-08
Studio Verso

Country	USA
Author	Frederic Gros
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781781682715
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
NumberOfPages	241
PublicationDate	2014-04-08
Publisher	Verso
ReleaseDate	2014-04-08
Studio	Verso

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