{"product_id":"the-case-against-travel-9781916809819","title":"The Case Against Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Although people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them. Such talk resembles academic writing and reports of dreams: forms of communication driven more by the needs of the producer than the consumer.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Case Against Travel\u003c\/i\u003e the philosopher Agnes Callard launches a vigorous assault on the idea that there is something transformative or ennobling about recreational travel. Going well beyond commonplace complaints about the irksomeness of tourists, Callard's essay is a probing inquiry into what it really means to change one's life, and into the ways in which we try to disguise the fact that life will come to an end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgnes Callard is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her book \u003ci\u003eAspiration\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893887832338,"sku":"9781916809819","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8936d8df-a84f-4662-afd9-a690a2b5da9f.jpg?v=1738241262","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-case-against-travel-9781916809819","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}