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Football and philosophy : going deep /
Football and Philosophy: Going Deep investigates many of the issues surrounding the nation's biggest sport. From a review of the flaws of the Bowl Championship Series, to a study of the violence inherent in the game, to an examination of Vince Lombardi's views on winning, the essays in thi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Philosophy of popular culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction, Pregame warm-up / Michael W. Austin
- Vince Lombardi and the philosophy of winning / Raymond Angelo Belliotti
- On fumbling the ball / Jeffrey P. Fry
- Football and Aristotle's philosophy of friendship / Daniel B. Gallagher
- Inside the helmet : what do football players know? / R. Douglas Geivett
- Beauty of football / Scott F. Parker
- Virtue and violence : can a good football player be a good person? / Scott A. Davison
- What's so bad about performance-enhancing drugs? / Sharon Ryan
- True nature of cheating / Marshall Swain and Myles Brand
- "They don't pay nobody to be humble!" football's ego problem / M. Andrew Holowchak
- Crowning a true champion : the case for a college football playoff / Michael W. Austin
- Heroes of the Coliseum / Heather L. Reid
- True MVP / Stephen Kershnar
- Upon further review : instant replay is an all-or-nothing affair / Joshua A. Smith
- Does the salary cap make the NFL a fairer league? / Daniel Collins-Cavanaugh
- Is the Gridiron holy ground? / Mark Hamilton
- Touchdowns, time, and truth / Joseph Keim Campbell
- Feel the big mo̕ / Ben Letson.