Abstract
The history of Western philosophy is in many ways a long love affair with the art of metaphor. Of these cherished rhetorical devices, few have proven as enduring, as powerful, and as versatile, as that of mountain climbing. Struggle and perseverance, exploration and adventure, possibility and limitation, corporality and transcendence, significance and futility; the image of the (often solitary) climber attempting to scale an unforgiving peak is one that just keeps on giving.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64-67 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Climbers Magazine |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |