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Philosophy of sport : key questions /
"Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the philosophy of sport. Each 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, aes...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Sport,
2016, ©2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1. What is the philosophy of sport?
- Interview with Warren Fraleigh
- Defining sport
- 2. What is sport?
- 3. Can cheaters ever win?
- Interview with Jim Parry
- Sport, knowledge and truth
- 4. Are there different types of sporting knowledge?
- 5. How can philosophy underpin research in sport?
- 6. Is the referee always right?
- 7. How much is too much technology in sport?
- Interview with R. Scott Kretchmar
- Interview with Mike McNamee
- Sport, body and mind
- 8. Is the body just another tool in sport?
- 9. Is sporting success `mind over matter'?
- 10. Is it right to separate sport according to sex?
- 11. Does sport discriminate against trans* athletes?
- 12. Is elite disability sport an oxymoron?
- Interview with Pam Sailors
- Interview with Takayuki Hata
- Sport and the good life
- 13. What is the value of sport?
- 14. Is Utopia a world full of games?
- 15. What is the value of dangerous sport?
- 16. Are Olympic values worth aspiring to?
- Interview with Randolph Feezell
- Interview with Heather Reid
- Sport, art and aesthetics
- 17. Is sport art?
- 18. Does beauty matter in sport?
- 19. Is it better to be a purist or partisan when watching sport?
- Interview with Stephen Mumford
- Interview with Graham McFee
- Ethical questions in sport
- 20. What is fair play in sport?
- 21. Is sport a moral educator?
- 22. Is competition morally acceptable?
- 23. Is gamesmanship just another skill in sport?
- 24. What is wrong with doping in sport?
- 25. Do elite athletes deserve hero status?
- 26. Is it wrong to be patriotic in sport?
- 27. Can you respect someone you're trying to beat?
- 28. Can violent sports be ethical?
- 29. Should sport be used as a political tool?
- 30. Does commercialism ruin sport?
- Interview with Sigmund Loland
- Interview with Angela Schneider.