- Represents the first collection of essays to exclusively address the many philosophical aspects of climbing
- Includes essays that challenge commonly accepted views of climbing and climbing ethics
- Written accessibly, this book will appeal to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers
- Includes a foreword written by Hans Florine
- Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, 2010
Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There
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PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1444334867
ISBN-139781444334869
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Sales Rank575,114
CategoryPhilosophy
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.
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