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Philosophy and Sport

Part of Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements

Editor: Anthony O'Hear

Stephen Mumford, Graham Priest, Michael W. Austin, Philip Ebert, Simon Robertson, Anthony O'Hear, Paul Snowdon, Timothy Chappell, Emily Ryall, Phil Bartlett, Michael Brearley, David Papineau, Heather L. Reid, Paul Coates

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Date Published: September 2013
availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
format: Paperback
isbn: 9781107647695

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Philosophy and Sport brings together the lectures given in the Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series for 2012–13. In the Olympic year, it seemed fitting to consider some of the many philosophical and ethical questions raised by sport, and to bring together contributors from both philosophical and sporting worlds. This ground-breaking volume considers many different areas connected to sport and its practice. These include the watching of sport, drugs in sport, the Olympic spirit, sport and risk, sport as a moral practice, rivalry and glory in sport and the importance of sport in human life more generally.
- Addresses important questions concerning sport
- Contains essays from a number of distinguished philosophers
- Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's lecture series for 2012–13
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Product details
- Date Published: September 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107647695
- length: 250 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 151 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.41kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
1. Ways of watching sport Stephen Mumford
2. The martial arts and Buddhist philosophy Graham Priest
3. Sport as a moral practice: an Aristotelian approach Michael W. Austin
4. A plea for risk Philip Ebert and Simon Robertson
5. Not a matter of life and death? Anthony O'Hear
6. Sport and life Paul Snowdon
7. Glory in sport (and elsewhere) Timothy Chappell
8. Conceptual problems with performance enhancing technology in sport Emily Ryall
9. Is mountaineering a sport? Phil Bartlett
10. Rivalry in cricket and beyond: healthy or unhealthy? Michael Brearley
11. In the zone David Papineau
12. Olympic sacrifice: a modern look at an ancient tradition Heather L. Reid
13. Chess, imagination, and perceptual understanding Paul Coates.
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Anthony O'Hear
Anthony O'Hear is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckinghamshire, Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and Editor of the journal Philosophy.
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Stephen Mumford, Graham Priest, Michael W. Austin, Philip Ebert, Simon Robertson, Anthony O'Hear, Paul Snowdon, Timothy Chappell, Emily Ryall, Phil Bartlett, Michael Brearley, David Papineau, Heather L. Reid, Paul Coates