Climbing

Climbing Because It's There - Philosophy for Everyone

Paperback (24 Sep 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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

Book information

ISBN: 9781444334869
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: Wiley Blackwell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.52201
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 236
Weight: 376g
Height: 228mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 19mm