Sport : a biological, philosophical, and cultural perspective /

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From the Olympians of ancient Greece to today's professional athletes, from adult pick-up soccer games to children's gymnastics classes, people at all levels of ability at all times and in all places have engaged in sport. What drives this phenomenon? In Sport, the neuroscientist Jay Schul...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schulkin, Jay (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Sports > Physiological aspects.
Sports > Social aspects.
Sports > Psychological aspects.
Medicine > Philosophy.
Culture.
Health behavior.
Sports > physiology
Psychology, Sports
Philosophy, Medical
Culture
Health Behavior
Sports > Aspect physiologique.
Sports > Aspect social.
Sports > Aspect psychologique.
Médecine > Philosophie.
Habitudes sanitaires.
culture note.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sociology of Sports.
Humanwissenschaften
Sport
Sport.
Geschiedenis.
Filosofie.
Sociale aspecten.
Culturele aspecten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The concept of sport
  • Sports, brain, body and the world
  • Evolution, play and sport
  • Genetics, epigenetics and talent
  • Regulation, recovery and resilience
  • Running and the brain : neurogenesis
  • Throwing, swimming and rowing
  • Fairness and sports
  • Dignity and beauty
  • Conclusion.

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