Peripatetic walk

Method

The “Peripatetic walk”, is inspire the teaching while walking, following the so-called “peripatetic school”, of Aristotle (peripatoi means walking in greek). This method resembles an excursion which the group undertakes with multiple short breaks in between. The peripatetic walk is an excursion through ideas, teachings, debates or any type of content presented at different physical locations. These have been carefully selected to illustrate, provoke or facilitate an argument, or a discussion. The peripatetic walk uses the landscape as a way to connect the theory of degrowth to reality. It provides material substance to the ideas.

The excursion can incorporate presentations of up to 10-15 minutes with 5 to 10 minutes questions and answers afterwards, while the walking parts between the various presentations should be no shorter than 10 minutes so that participants have the space and time to reflect and rest after each talk or discussion. The Can Decreix peripatetic walk took place over entire day, from 11.00 until 19.00 in the afternoon and included seven interventions. Each focused on a different author whose writing has served as an inspiration for degrowth.

 (edited by Filka Sekulova)