丹麦作家Søren Kierkegaard说：“只要不停下脚步，一切就会好转。”哲学家Gary Hayden 也是这么认为的，于是，他踏上英国最具挑战性的纵走路线：从苏格兰最北端的约翰欧格罗兹村（John O’Groats）走到英国西端的兰兹角
（Land's End），这段路的称号是《天涯地角》。
 
这段充满挑战的路程可不都是清幽、如明信片般的乡间小路、舒服的床铺和美味的早餐。 
 
在这个幽默、鼓舞人心又使人愉悦的英国故事中，作者Gary发现孤独和因为纵走而疲惫不堪的四肢让他更了解世上那些伟大的思想家。他想起卢梭的妄想、伯特兰·罗素的苦难、柏拉图对美的热爱以及古希腊哲学家伊比鸠鲁的简单快乐。《和柏拉图走一走》为每一个想逃离乏味日常生活的人，带来一股清新的乡村气息与明朗。
 
好评
'Affable'.
(Times Literary Supplement)

"Walking with Plato is a highly personal read, and Hayden’s warm, funny style lends itself well to this approach, inviting the reader along for the adventure...The book should appeal to fans of travel writing, hiking, and philosophy alike."
(Psych Central)

‘Hayden’s trains of thought are fascinating, informative and often surprising’.
(The Great Outdoors)

‘A warm, engaging page-turner that still delivers on the profundity promised in the title’.
(Countryfile Magazine)

‘[A] wonderful new book…pondering the philosophical truths of walking’.
(Country Walking)

'A helpful and delightful reminder of the important things in life'
(Washington Post)

‘Gary Hayden is the armchair traveller’s ideal companion as he tramps “end to end” from northern Scotland to Land’s End. He is an adroit peripatetic teacher.’
(Daniel Klein, bestselling author of Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It and Travels with Epicurus)

"A compelling reminder that serious reading sustains―even transforms―lived experience."
(Booklist)

"Part travelogue, part philosophical notebook, Hayden's chronicle lifts the spirits with its lightness of touch."
(Mark Vernon, author of Plato's Podcasts: The Ancients' Guide to Modern Living)

"Truly amusing anecdotes and lovely writing"
(Publisher's Weekly)
 
关于作者
Gary Hayden是一位英文记者和受欢迎的哲学家。他为许多刊物撰文，包括： The Times Educational Supplement、The Scotsman 与新加坡报纸The Straits Times。他也是You Kant Make It Up!: Strange Ideas from History’s Great Philosophers（繁体中文书名：《离经叛道的哲学大冒险》，2016）。他住在日本东京附近。