billmclaughlin
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPP/Burgos 2012; Le Puy/SJPP 2013; Aumont Aubrac/Aire sur l'Adour 2014; Burgos/Santiago 2016.
Frédéric Gros, A Philosophy of Walking
This is not a camino book. Neither is it a pilgrim book. Yet it may prove of interest to some on this forum.
The author considers walking from many points of view, its styles from strolling to trekking, the experience of certain literary figures from Nietzsche to Thoreau to Ghandi. Gros likes the sound of his own voice and can bloviate at times, but there were also insights to be gained from his detailed examination of physical and psychological experience. I particularly enjoyed his brief topical discussions of: gravity, public gardens, the urban flaneur, solitudes, etc. I expect some readers will also enjoy these meditations and their occasional insights.
This is not a camino book. Neither is it a pilgrim book. Yet it may prove of interest to some on this forum.
The author considers walking from many points of view, its styles from strolling to trekking, the experience of certain literary figures from Nietzsche to Thoreau to Ghandi. Gros likes the sound of his own voice and can bloviate at times, but there were also insights to be gained from his detailed examination of physical and psychological experience. I particularly enjoyed his brief topical discussions of: gravity, public gardens, the urban flaneur, solitudes, etc. I expect some readers will also enjoy these meditations and their occasional insights.