{"product_id":"philosophy-of-sport-9781408181393","title":"Philosophy of Sport","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible and comprehensive guide to the philosophy of sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter is framed by a question that explores the main issues, ideas and literature in the field ranging from questions about the nature and value of sport, the sporting body, aesthetics and ethics. Students are given the opportunity to consider significant debates in the philosophy of sport and each chapter is supplemented by independent study questions. Each section also contains short insightful interviews with eminent scholars in order to give a broader understanding of the history and development of the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main themes covered within this text include: the nature of sport; sport and the body; aesthetics and the aesthetic value of sport; a consideration of fair play, rules and the ethos of sport; the nature of competition; the application and effect of technology on sport and introductions to contemporary ethical issues such as doping, violence, disability, patriotism, elitism and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003c\/i\u003e  1 Introduction, \u003ci\u003eCesar R. Torres\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart I: History and Development\u003c\/b\u003e 2 A History of Philosophic Ideas about Sport, \u003ci\u003eDavid Lunt and Mark Dyreson\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart II: Research Methodology \u003c\/b\u003e 3 The Philosophy of Sport and Analytic Philosophy, \u003ci\u003eScott Kretchmar\u003c\/i\u003e 4 The Philosophy of Sport and Continental Philosophy, \u003ci\u003eVegard Fusche Moe\u003c\/i\u003e 5 The Philosophy of Sport, Eastern Philosophy and Pragmatism, \u003ci\u003eJesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Koyo Fukasawa and Mizuho Takemura\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart III: Current Research and Key Issues\u003c\/b\u003e 6 Theories of Sport, \u003ci\u003eRobert L. Simon\u003c\/i\u003e 7 Fairness and Justice in Sport, \u003ci\u003eSigmund Loland\u003c\/i\u003e 8 The Ethics of Enhancing Performance, \u003ci\u003eSarah Teetzel\u003c\/i\u003e 9 Disability and Sport, \u003ci\u003eCarwyn Jones\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Sport, Risk and Danger, \u003ci\u003eLeslie A. Howe\u003c\/i\u003e 11 Sport and the Environment – Ecosophical and Metanoetical Intersections, \u003ci\u003eRon Welters\u003c\/i\u003e 12 The Aesthetics of Sport, \u003ci\u003eStephen Mumford\u003c\/i\u003e 13 Sporting Knowledge, \u003ci\u003eGunnar Breivik\u003c\/i\u003e 14 Sport and Ideology, \u003ci\u003eLamartine P. DaCosta\u003c\/i\u003e 15 Competitive Sport, Moral Development and Peace, \u003ci\u003eJ.S. Russell\u003c\/i\u003e 16 Sport, Spirituality and Religion, \u003ci\u003eSimon Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e 17 Violence in Sport, \u003ci\u003eDanny Rosenberg\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Future Developments\u003c\/b\u003e 18 Sport and Technological Development, \u003ci\u003eAlun Hardman\u003c\/i\u003e 19 Conceivable Horizons of Equality in Sport, \u003ci\u003ePam R. Sailors\u003c\/i\u003e 20 ‘Spoiled Sports’: Markets and the Corruption of Sport, \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e 21 Sport Philosophy Around the World, \u003ci\u003ePeter M. Hopsicker and Ivo Jirásek\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart V: Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts \u003c\/b\u003e Cheating, \u003ci\u003eWarren P. Fraleigh\u003c\/i\u003e Competition, \u003ci\u003eJan Boxill\u003c\/i\u003e Conventionalism, \u003ci\u003ePeter F. Hager\u003c\/i\u003e Cybersport, \u003ci\u003eDennis Hemphill\u003c\/i\u003e Deception, \u003ci\u003eAdam G. Pfleegor\u003c\/i\u003e Doping, \u003ci\u003eAngela J. Schneider\u003c\/i\u003e Embodiment, \u003ci\u003eIrena Martínková\u003c\/i\u003e Enhancement, \u003ci\u003eW.M. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e Fair Play, \u003ci\u003eClaudia Pawlenka\u003c\/i\u003e Formalism, \u003ci\u003eJosé Luis Pérez Triviño\u003c\/i\u003e Games, \u003ci\u003eChad Carlson\u003c\/i\u003e Gamesmanship, \u003ci\u003eMark Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e Internalism, \u003ci\u003eFrancisco Javier López Frías\u003c\/i\u003e Kinesiology, \u003ci\u003eGregg Twietmeyer\u003c\/i\u003e Play, \u003ci\u003eStephen E. Schmid\u003c\/i\u003e Rules, \u003ci\u003eJohn Gleaves\u003c\/i\u003e Skills, \u003ci\u003eDaniel G. Campos\u003c\/i\u003e Sport,\u003ci\u003e Jeff Fry\u003c\/i\u003e Sportsmanship, \u003ci\u003eDiana Abad\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart VI: Resources and Careers\u003c\/b\u003e 22 Resource Guide, Emily Ryall 23 Careers, Charlene Weaving  \u003cb\u003ePart VII: The Literature\u003c\/b\u003e 24 The Sport Philosophy Literature: Foundations, Evolutions and Annotations, \u003ci\u003eTim L. Elcombe, Douglas Hochstetler and Douglas W. McLaughlin\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407993643351,"sku":"9781408181393","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408181393.jpg?v=1730501206","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-of-sport-9781408181393","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}