Philosophical issues in tourism /

Discusses key philosophical questions in the field such as What is tourism? Who is a tourist? What is wisdom? What is it to know something? What is the nature of reality? Why are some destinations considered beautiful? Why is tourism desirable? What is good and bad tourism? And what are desirable en...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tribe, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Channel View Publications, ©2009.
Colección:Aspects of tourism.
Temas:
Tourism > Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Reference.
TRAVEL > Road Travel.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
Tourismus
Philosophie
Wohlbefinden
Erholung
Ethik
Tourisme > Philosophie.
tourisme.
Turism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Philosophical Issues in Tourism / John Tribe
  • 2. Who is a Tourist? : Conceptual and Theoretical Developments / Scott McCabe
  • 3. What is Tourism? : Definitions, Theoretical Phases and Principles / Alexandre Panosso Netto
  • 4. Epistemology, Ontology and Tourism / Maureen Ayikoru
  • 5. Post-disciplinary Tourism / Tim Coles, C. Michael Hall and David Timothy Duval
  • 6. End of Tourism? : Nomadology and the Mobilities Paradigm / Kevin Hannam
  • 7. Tourism and Restoration / Balvinder Kaur Kler
  • 8. Aesthetic Pleasures : Contemplating Spiritual Tourism / Shalini Singh and Tej Vir Singh
  • 9. Nature, Beauty and Tourism / Cain Samuel Todd
  • 10. Tourism and the Aesthetics of the Built Environment / Robert Maitland and Andrew Smith
  • 11. Tourism and the Arts / Brian Wheeller
  • 12. Ethics and Tourism / David Fennell
  • 13. Good Actions in Tourism / Tazim Jamal and Christopher Menzel
  • 14. Against 'Ethical Tourism' / Jim Butcher
  • 15. Development and its Discontents : Ego-tripping Without Ethics or Idea(l)s? / Mick Smith
  • 16. Transmodernity : Remaking Our (Tourism) World? / Irena Ateljevic.

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