Bibliograph

A philosophy of walking, Frédéric Gros ; translated by John Howe

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A philosophy of walking, Frédéric Gros ; translated by John Howe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A philosophy of walking

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

856977651

Responsibility statement

Frédéric Gros ; translated by John Howe

Summary

Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B--the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble--and reveals what they say about us. Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking as something central to their practice. On his travels he ponders Thoreau's eager seclusion in Walden Woods; the reason Rimbaud walked in a fury, while Nerval rambled to cure his melancholy. He shows us how Rousseau walked in order to think, while Nietzsche wandered the mountainside to write. In contrast, Kant marched through his hometown every day, exactly at the same hour, to escape the compulsion of thought

Table Of Contents

Walking is not a sport -- Freedoms -- Why I am such a good walker (Nietzsche) -- Outside -- Slowness -- The passion for escape (Rimbaud) -- Solitudes -- Silences -- The walker's waking dreams (Rousseau) -- Eternities -- Conquest of the wilderness (Thoreau) -- Energy -- Pilgrimage -- Regeneration and presence -- The cynic's approach -- States of well-being -- Melancholy wandering (Nerval) -- A daily outing (Kant) -- Strolls -- Public gardens -- The urban flâneur -- Gravity -- Elemental -- Mystic and politician (Gandhi) -- Repetition

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