How To Think About Exercise (School Of Life)

Author: Damon Young

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780230767768
  • : Pan Macmillan
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  • : October 2013
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 19.99
  • : January 2014
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  • : Damon Young
  • : School of Life Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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Description

We tend to regard exercise as pure physical exertion, a working of the muscles to develop (or show) bodily strength and vitality. We do not exercise to improve our minds or to learn something new; we commonly make this division of the body and mind. But this was not always so; the ancient Greeks rarely split us into body and mind, in theory or practice, so why do we make that separation today? In How to Think About Exercise, Damon Young answers this question by examining our modern lifestyles of new technology and expensive gym memberships, of commuter trains and air-conditioned offices, and asking us to reflect on the mental value of exercise. Drawing on scholarship, great literature and pop culture, he examines different forms of exercise and reveals how physical activity can be existential -- a way of reclaiming and refining our selves. In the book from The School of Life series, Damon offers practical, accessible advice for giving aspects of self more value through exercise.

Author description

Damon Young is an Australian philosopher, author and commentator. He is an Honourary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne and the author of many books including Philosophy in the Garden. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, son and daughter.