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Homo Horizontalis

Ascesi fisiche e ascese alpinistiche
  • Edited by:
  • Mirko Alagna,
  • Sara Benvenuti,
  • Giovanna Lo Monaco,

Homo Horizontalis proposes a new perspective on Alpinism, emphasizing horizontality alongside verticality to rethink risk, skill, and experience. The book examines Alpinism through philosophy, literature, law, history, exploring its evolving meanings, ethical stakes, and cultural significance. It situates physical practices – both traditional alpinism and contemporary exercises – within broader transformations of subjectivity, risk, and self-discipline, highlighting their role as laboratories for understanding human agency, attention, and freedom in modern life. Appendices provide systematic bibliographic and legal frameworks, reinforcing the text’s interdisciplinary approach.

  • Keywords:
  • Ascetism,
  • Alpinism,
  • Sport,
  • Risk,
  • Freedom,
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Mirko Alagna

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-5734-8241

Sara Benvenuti

University of Florence, Italy

Giovanna Lo Monaco

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0886-3703

Mirko Alagna is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Florence.

Sara Benvenuti is Associate Professor in Comparative Law at the University of Florence.

Giovanna Lo Monaco is Assistant Professor in Contemporary Italian Literature at the University of Florence.
Parte prima. Ascesi
Parte seconda. Filosofia degli esercizi fisici

Massimo Palma

Corsa e coscienza di masse
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pp.51-65


Parte terza. Ascese
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pp.119-137


Parte quarta. Filosofia dell’esercizio verticale
Appendici

Giovanna Lo Monaco, Clementina Greco

1. Letteratura e Alpinismo
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pp.217-334


Andrea Butelli

2. Diritto e Alpinismo
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pp.335-365


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Book Title

Homo Horizontalis

Book Subtitle

Ascesi fisiche e ascese alpinistiche

Editors

Mirko Alagna, Sara Benvenuti, Giovanna Lo Monaco

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

372

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8

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979-12-215-0890-1

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979-12-215-0891-8

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979-12-215-0892-5

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FuoricEntro

Series ISSN

3035-5958

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