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Randolph Feezell - Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives - 9780803271531 - V9780803271531
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Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives

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Description for Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives Paperback. Draws from current sports issues, popular literature, and contemporary sports figures to shed light on the attraction and value of sports and examine the accompanying ethical issues Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.

There’s more to sports than the ethos of competition, entertainment, and commercialism expressed in popular media and discourse. Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives discusses sport in the context of several traditional philosophical questions, including: What is a good human life and how does sport factor into it? To whom do we look for ethical guidance? What makes human activities or projects meaningful? Randolph Feezell examines these questions along with other relevant topics in the philosophy of sport such as the contribution of play to a meaningful life, the various reasons for pessimistic views of sport, the various claims that celebrated athletes are role models, and the seldom-questioned view that coaches are in a position to offer advice to athletes on how to live or on leadership skills. He also discusses the way that non-Western attitudes found in Buddhism, Taoism, and the Bhagavad Gita might be used to address the vulnerabilities of sports participants.

Feezell draws from current sports issues, popular literature, and contemporary sports figures to shed light on the attraction and value of sports and examine the accompanying ethical issues.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803271531
SKU
V9780803271531
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Randolph Feezell
Randolph Feezell is a professor of philosophy at Creighton University. He is the author of many books including Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection and the coauthor, with Craig Clifford, of Sport and Character: Reclaiming the Principles of Sportsmanship.

Reviews for Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives
"A thought-provoking book... Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives-its first two parts in particular-should definitely appeal to a wide audience."-Stephanie Wilson Rothfuss, Sports Literature Association
Stephanie Wilson Rothfuss Sports Literature Association "Insightful."-S. A. Klein, CHOICE
S. A. Klein CHOICE "Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives provides illuminating discussion for those in sport studies (both undergraduate and graduate students, and scholars too) as well as general readers interested in reflecting on the meaning of sport."-Douglas Hochstetler, Journal of Sport History
Douglas Hochstetler Journal of Sport History

Goodreads reviews for Sport, Philosophy, and Good Lives


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