Call for AbstractsClimbing & Philosophy: Because It’s ThereStephen E. Schmid, EditorAbstracts for a prospective title in the Wiley‐Blackwell series Philosophy for Everyone, Climbing & Philosophy, aresolicited. Climbing & Philosophy will unite the insights of philosophers, interdisciplinary academics (psychologists, sociologists, etc.), and climbing insiders. The abstracts and resulting selected papers should be written for an educated but non‐specialized audience.The scope of this volume includes climbing activities on mountains and rocks. Thus, discussions may include aspects of these activities, including but not limited to: climbing mountains/mountaineering (e.g., Everest, Kilimanjaro, Colorado Fourteeners), rock climbing (e.g., aid, free, and free solo climbing), bouldering, and gym climbing.Possible topic areas and issues include, but are not limited to:Metaphysical/Spiritual: Climbing and the meaning of life; Zen and climbing; Finding religion in the mountains‐‐ Mountains and the sacred; Climbing and the good lifeSport: Purity of the sport of climbing; Dangerous sports and self‐affirmation; Getting down alive is the only finish line; Speed climbing and the loss of mindfulness; Do climbing competitions pervert the purity of climbing?; Are first ascents true adventure?; Is gym climbing an authentic climbing experience? (In)compatibility of climbing and performance enhancing drugsEthics: Trust in one’s climbing partner—to cut or not cut the rope; Responsibilities of climbing guides—climber safety or successful summit?; Ethical issues of high‐risk sports; Is using supplemental oxygen cheating?; Climbing as a means of developing the Cardinal Virtues (prudence, justice, restraint/temperance, and courage)Death & Dying: Living with death; Grief and affirmation in climbing; Motivating oneself after witnessing a climbing fatality; Camus, climbing, and The Myth of SisyphusAesthetic: Rock climbing and its relationship to the aesthetics of dance; The beauty of a fine line/crack/route; Rock climbing as an aesthetic experiencePsychological: Climbing and the concepts of risk, self‐hood, and self‐knowledge; Climbing and the risk aversion paradox; Climbing and living in the moment; Climbing as the ultimate FLOW experience; Climbing and the expression of Self‐reliance; Hardship and character development of the big wall climber; Awareness of the limits of self in nature; Phenomenology and climbing; The intrinsic value of climbing Gender: Gender equality in climbing; Women climb smarter; Lynn Hill–setting the standard for free climbing El Capitan’s The Nose; Title IX and climbingEnvironmental: Is climbing green?; Ethics of altering the environment when climbing (e.g., bolting, climber’s trails, pollution on Everest); Climbing and the human desire to dominate nature; Climbing and a sense of place Cultural: Climbing and Aristotlean friendship; Base camp culture (e.g., Yosemite’s Camp Four, Everest Base Camp); Philosophical discussions of individual climbers (e.g., George Mallory, Lynn Hill, Tom Frost, Reinhold Messner, Yvon Chiounard, Edmund Hillary); Sherpa mountain culture Guidelines for Abstracts and Contributions:• Abstract of paper (approximately 200‐300 words) due by: July 1, 2009• Accepted authors will receive notification by: August 1, 2009• The submission deadline for accepted papers: December 31, 2009• Final papers must be between 4000‐5000 words and be aimed at a general, educated audience.Abstracts should be submitted electronically to Stephen E. Schmid . Other proposals for series titles also are welcome; please direct those to Fritz Allhoff
There's wierd I actually did a philosohpy degree because I wanted to understand why I needed to climb. Neitzsche was a great help. As was Wittgenstein (but let's face it he always is).
Quote from: Joepicalli on August 24, 2009, 05:18:03 pmThere's wierd I actually did a philosohpy degree because I wanted to understand why I needed to climb. Neitzsche was a great help. As was Wittgenstein (but let's face it he always is).And did you find out?
Crap from people who are shit at climbing.
Quote from: Houdini on August 25, 2009, 12:03:51 amCrap from people who are shit at climbing.That seems a bit harsh! I fail to see the link between philosophy and being shit at climbing.
what a crock of shit
I fail to see the link between philosophy and being shit at climbing.
thinking isn't cool. stuff 'n shit is cool.
That seems a bit harsh!
Never paused when in a necky situation on a run out above shit gear and wondered "What the fuck am I doing?"
Quote from: slack---line on August 25, 2009, 06:14:09 amNever paused when in a necky situation on a run out above shit gear and wondered "What the fuck am I doing?"Aye, from start to finish but I was always too stoned to reach any solid conclusions.
Quite.More: Where am I? than Why am I here?