What it is to be human: A conversation with Professor Eric Brymer about the nature of adventure sports.

About this episode

Eric Brymer discusses the human need for adventure and the motivations behind extreme sports.

In this podcast Eric Brymer discusses the human need for adventure, likening modern life to a metaphorical cage that strips away fundamental human experiences. He explores the motivations behind extreme sports, noting that while initial motivations vary, continued participation is driven by profound relationships with nature, clarity of mind, and ineffable experiences. Eric emphasises the importance of understanding these experiences through phenomenology and the hermeneutic approach, which i...

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Host: Marianne Davies

Guest: Eric Brymer

Topics covered

• adventure sports
• human experience
• phenomenology
• extreme sports
• nature
• motivation

Keywords

• adventure
• extreme sports
• human experience
• phenomenology
• motivation
• nature

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