Walking With Plato - A Philosophical Hike Through the British Isles

¿If one keeps on walking, everything will be alright.¿ So said Danish writer S¿ren Kierkegaard, and so thought philosophy buff Gary Hayden as he set off on Britain¿s most challenging trek: to walk from John O¿Groats to Land¿s End. But it wasn¿t all quaint country lanes, picture-postcard villages and cosy bed and breakfasts.¿
In this humorous, inspiring and delightfully British tale, Gary finds solitude and weary limbs bring him closer to the wisdom of the world¿s greatest thinkers. Recalling Rousseau¿s reverie, Bertrand Russell¿s misery, Plato¿s love of beauty and Epicurus¿ joy in simplicity, Walking with Plato offers a breath of fresh, country air and clarity for anyone craving an escape from the humdrum of everyday life.

About the author

Gary Hayden is a journalist and popular philosopher. He has a master's degree in philosophy and has written for The Times Educational Supplement, Scotsman, Church Times, and a selection of magazines. He is the author of This Book Does Not Exist: Adventures in the Paradoxical. He lives in the UK.

Summary

A self-confessed malcontent takes to the road and discovers the joy to be found in the simplest of pursuits

Product details

• Authors: Gary Hayden, Hayden Gary
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781786071057
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-105-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Europe; Cornwall, PHILOSOPHY / General, Walking, hiking, trekking, Philosophy, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks, Travel writing, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Popular philosophy, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Northern Scotland, Highlands and Islands