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Title:
Philosophy of sport : core readings / edited by Jason Holt.
Author:
Holt, Jason, 1971- editor.
Publication Information:
Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, [2014]
Call Number:
GV706 .P445 2014
ISBN:
9781554811465
Physical Description:
x, 313 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents:
Part I. The nature of sport. A. Playing games. The nature and significance of play / Johan Huizinga -- The elements of sport / Bernard Suits -- B. Defining sport. The nature of sport: a definitional effort / John W. Loy, Jr. -- Triad trickery: playing with sport and games / Klaus V. Meier -- C. Sport epistemology. What we know when we know a game / Margaret Steel -- The 'ideal' swing, the 'idea' body: myths of optimization / Jason Holt and Laurence E. Holt -- D. Exploring physicality. Cybersport / Dennis Hemphill -- Throwing like a girl: a phenomenology of feminine body comportment, motility, and spatiality / Iris Marion Young -- Part. II. Rules and values. E. Sport Aesthetics. The aesthetic in sport / David Best -- Sport, the aesthetic and art: further thoughts / Peter J. Arnold -- F. Banning drugs. Good competition and drug-enhanced performance / Robert L. Simon -- Paternalism, drugs, and the nature of sports / W.M. Brown -- G. Breaking rules. Can cheaters play the game? / Craig K. Lehman -- Playing games with prisoners' dilemmas / Simon Eassom -- H. Beyond rules. Gamesmanship / Leslie A. Howe -- Sportsmanship / Randolph M. Feezell.
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