Screen LibraryPhilosophy of sport : key questions /
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| Published: |
Bloomsbury Sport,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-259) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781408181393 (paperback) : 1408181398 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | GV706 |
| CLC: | G80-05 |
| Call Number: | G80-05/R988 |
| Contents: |
Introduction -- What is the philosophy of sport? -- Interview with Warren Fraleigh -- Defining sport -- What is sport? -- Can cheaters ever win? -- Interview with Jim Parry -- Sport, knowledge and truth -- Are there different types of sporting knowledge? -- How can philosophy underpin research in sport? -- Is the referee always right? -- How much is too much technology in sport? -- Interview with R. Scott Kretchmar -- Interview with Mike McNamee -- Sport, body and mind -- Is the body just another tool in sport? -- Is sporting success `mind over matter'? -- Is it right to separate sport according to sex? -- Does sport discriminate against trans* athletes? -- Is elite disability sport an oxymoron? -- Interview with Pam Sailors -- Interview with Takayuki Hata -- Sport and the good life -- What is the value of sport? -- Is Utopia a world full of games? -- What is the value of dangerous sport? -- Are Olympic values worth aspiring to? -- Interview with Randolph Feezell -- Interview with Heather Reid -- Sport, art and aesthetics -- Is sport art? -- Does beauty matter in sport? -- Is it better to be a purist or partisan when watching sport? -- Interview with Stephen Mumford -- Interview with Graham McFee -- Ethical questions in sport -- What is fair play in sport? -- Is sport a moral educator? -- Is competition morally acceptable? -- Is gamesmanship just another skill in sport? -- What is wrong with doping in sport? -- Do elite athletes deserve hero status? -- Is it wrong to be patriotic in sport? -- Can you respect someone you're trying to beat? -- Can violent sports be ethical? -- Should sport be used as a political tool? -- Does commercialism ruin sport? -- Interview with Sigmund Loland -- Interview with Angela Schneider. |