A Philosophy Of Walking
by Frederic Gros · first published 2014
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Frédéric Gros' Philosophy of Walking is a great ramble on the subject. There's a little preview in this Guardian interview from 2014: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/20/frederic-gros-w...
on “Stanford study finds walking improves creativity (2014)” ↗If you like this article you should probably read, Frédéric Gros' A Philosophy of Walking [0]. His book came out in 2014 and inspired a brief flurry of articles focused on the more esoteric effects of taking a stroll. [0] - https://www.versobooks.com/books/1865-a-philosophy-of-walkin...
on “Why Walking Helps Us Think (2014)” ↗A few good reads on walking, purposeless or otherwise: "A Philosophy of Walking" by Frédéric Gros "Wanderlust" by Rebecca Soinit "The Old Ways" by Robert Macfarlane (or really anything by him) "Walking Home" by Simon Armitage
on “The slow death of purposeless walking (2014)” ↗In a similar vain, I currently enjoy reading A Philosophy of Walking by Frederic Gros. Gros draws the musing of various philosophers on walking. To me, his description of the slow beat of the footstep that propels imagination resonates with how walking works for me. When…
on “The Importance of Being Idle” ↗Has anyone read Frederic Gros' "A Philosophy of Walking" (http://www.amazon.com/A-Philosophy-Walking-Frederic-Gros/dp/...)? I thought about picking it up yesterday, but I didn't do so and it'd be nice to hear some HN reviews.
on “The slow death of purposeless walking” ↗And it appears someone wrote a book on the topic here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18339944-a-philosophy-of... From the page: "In A Philosophy of Walking, 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. Gros draws…
on “The positive effect of walking on creative thinking (2014) [pdf]” ↗