Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"If you love doing something, then you just have to keep doing it. If you don't, then what's life for?" asks philosopher and author Mark Rowlands.
In this video interview, Rowlands shows how running with his dogs has been a valuable meditative practice for him. In Running with the Pack, Rowlands explores the intimate relationship between this favorite pastime and philosophy. As he says of running: "I think it's probably the only sort of freedom that creatures like you and I are really capable of. I'd call it joy, actually. You're just doing something because at that precise moment in time, there's nothing in the world you'd rather be doing."
Share Mark Rowlands's joy in this memorable video and book.
Learn more at openroadmedia.com/mark-rowlands
"If you love doing something, then you just have to keep doing it. If you don't, then what's life for?" asks philosopher and author Mark Rowlands.
In this video interview, Rowlands shows how running with his dogs has been a valuable meditative practice for him. In Running with the Pack, Rowlands explores the intimate relationship between this favorite pastime and philosophy. As he says of running: "I think it's probably the only sort of freedom that creatures like you and I are really capable of. I'd call it joy, actually. You're just doing something because at that precise moment in time, there's nothing in the world you'd rather be doing."
Share Mark Rowlands's joy in this memorable video and book.
Learn more at openroadmedia.com/mark-rowlands
