Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone
Because It's There
By Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan University, The Nanoethics Group)
Edited by Stephen E. Schmid (University of Wisconsin - Rock County), Foreword by Hans Florine
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.
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
- ISBN:
- 9781444334869
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 256
- Published:
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Weight:
- 386 g