The meaning of travel: philosophers abroad, hardcover/emily thomas

Description How can we think more deeply about our travels? This was the question that inspired Emily Thomas journey into the philosophy of travel.

Part philosophical ramble, part travelogue, The Meaning of Travel begins in the Age of Discovery, when philosophers first started taking travel seriously.

It meanders forward to consider Montaigne on otherness, John Locke on cannibals, and Henry Thoreau on wilderness.

On our travels with Thomas, we discover the dark side of maps, how the philosophy of space fuelled mountain tourism, and why you should wash underwear in woodland cabins.

We also confront profound issues, such as the ethics of doom tourism (travel to doomed glaciers and coral reefs), and the effect of space travel on human significance in a leviathan universe.

The first ever exploration of the places where history and philosophy meet, this book will reshape your understanding of travel.

About the Author Emily Thomas is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Durham University.

She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge and worked in the Netherlands for three years before arriving at Durham.

She has published extensively on the philosophy of space and time, as well as philosophical issues in travel.

She has also spent a lot of time by herself getting lost around the world.