#560: The Magic of Walking

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Walking. It can seem, well, rather pedestrian. But my guest today makes the case that walking can act as a gateway to explore memory, meaning, and what it means to be human. His name is Erling Kagge, he’s an adventurer and philosopher, and we had him on the show last year to discuss his book Silence (that's episode 433). Erling’s latest book is called Walking, and we begin our conversation discussing the connection between bipedal locomotion and silence and how walking instead of driving can help slow down time and deepen our memories. Erling makes the case that embracing voluntary hardship can enrich your life and how walking can be a step towards that. He then shares why going for a walk can help you solve problems, why most great philosophers were also committed walkers, what the Adam and Eve story can teach us about the need for exploration, and how walking can be one of the most radical things you can do in the modern age. You'll want to take a walk after listening to this show, or maybe you'll walk while you're listening. Get the show notes at aom.is/walking.

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0:00.0	We're at McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast, Walking,
0:11.6	can seem well, rather pedestrian, but my guess today makes the case that walking can
0:15.8	act as a gateway to explore memory, meaning and what it means to be human.
0:19.4	This is Arlene Cagui, he's an adventurer and philosopher.
0:21.8	We had him on the show last year to discuss his book Silence that's episode number 433
0:26.3	if you want to check that out.
0:27.4	Arlene's latest book is called Walking.
0:29.5	He began our conversation discussing the connection between bipedal locomotion and
0:33.4	silence, and how walking instead of driving can help slow down time and deepen our memories.
0:37.8	Arlene makes the case that embracing voluntary hardship can enrich your life and how walking
0:42.0	can be a step towards that.
0:43.4	He then shares why going for a walk can help you solve problems, why most great philosophers
0:47.0	were also committed walkers, what the Adam and Eve story could teach us about the need
0:50.7	for exploration, and how walking can be one of the most radical things you can do in the
0:54.2	modern age.
0:55.2	You want to take a walk after listening to the show or maybe you'll walk while you're
0:58.6	listening.
0:59.5	After it's over, check out our show notes at aowm.is slash walking.
1:03.4	Arlene joins you now via clearcast.io.
1:06.5	Arlene Cagui, welcome back to the show.
1:18.1	Thank you, Brett.
1:19.1	Thank you.
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