{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-walking","title":"A Philosophy of Walking","description":"“It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.” —Nietzsche\n\nIn A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker 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.\n\nGros 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. Brilliant and erudite, A Philosophy of Walking is an entertaining and insightful manifesto for putting one foot in front of the other.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1781682704\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1781682704.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gros, Frederic\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435186102330,"sku":"DBV.1781682704.G","price":14.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1781682704-0.jpg?v=1779991341","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-walking","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}