The Case Against Travel by Agnes Callard
And the Ethics of Sightseeing
A philosophical polemic arguing that leisure travel rarely delivers the self-improvement or cultural understanding it promises. It contends that tourists mostly consume curated spectacles and chase status, mistaking novelty for knowledge, whereas genuine learning requires sustained study, relationships, and commitments unavailable on brief visits. Distinguishing tourism from migration and purpose-driven journeys, it allows a few exceptions—such as visiting loved ones or pilgrimages—while urging readers to reconsider whether the ethical, environmental, and personal costs outweigh the thin returns of going abroad.
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