On Mobility and Mortality
Essay 6 of 17 in the Health Series: “The Body as Civilization”
“Life is movement.” - Aristotle
In the previous essay, I argued that strength is sovereignty, the ability to impose order on resistance, to act upon the world rather than be acted upon by it. Strength expands optionality. It gives a man leverage over his environment. But what becomes clear, over time and under load, is that strength alone is not enough t…
