For For surfers and readers who like philosophy drawn from ordinary experience; not for readers wanting a technical work.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
1 of 5marginal
Difficulty
1 of 5light
A philosophy of surfing, from a lifelong surfer.
How it proceeds
Philosophic3 of 5
Scriptural0 of 5
Experiential4 of 5
Sociological1 of 5
Historical0 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Subtitled A Philosophy of Surfing and published by St. Augustine's Press in 2008, this book reflects on surfing, which Kreeft practised for most of his life, as an experience that raises philosophical and spiritual questions about joy, nature and God.
