A Philosophy of Walking

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
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-08
Format Kindle eBook

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