Mind, Body and a Bike – James Hibbard

James Hamilton Hibbard is a Northern California-based writer and former professional cyclist who studied philosophy at the PhD-level. His philosophical memoir, THE ART OF CYCLING: Philosophy, Meaning, and a Life on Two Wheels (Quercus/ Hachette Australia), explores questions of embodiment and meaning in our increasingly detached and virtual society, and was shortlisted for The Sunday Times 2022 British Sports Book of the Year, Cycling. In this conversation we discuss: - His journey as a professional athlete - His views on the history of philosophy and the guidance that it brings - How his experience cycling has helped him to understand philosophy better - How elite sport prepares you for life A former UCI professional road cyclist with the Shaklee and HealthNet teams, and member of the United States National Team, James has written extensively on the sport of cycling for outlets including velonews.com and cyclingnews.com and has been selected for writing residencies and received grants from Tin House and PEN America. James is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and worked on his Ph.D in philosophy at DePaul University. You can find out more about James at: jameshamiltonhibbard.com To order the book: Host and Producer: Georgie Powell Music and audio production: Toccare

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Mind, Body and a Bike – James Hibbard is an episode from Freedom Matters by Freedom .

This episode is 00:34:45 long.

This episode was published on Aug 4, 2022.

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