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Climbing: because it's there

Florine, Hans(Foreword by)Schmid, Stephen E.(Edited by)Allhoff, Fritz(Series edited by)
Part of the Philosophy for Everyone series
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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.

  • 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

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Product Details
Wiley-Blackwell
1444327720 / 9781444327724
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
03/08/2010
England
English
237 pages
158. x 228. mm, 369 grams
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