Tennis and Philosophy: What the Racket Is All About - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 081312574X ISBN 13 : 9780813125749

Editeur : The University Press of Kentucky, 2010

Synopsis

Tennis smashed onto the worldwide athletic scene soon after its modern rules and equipment were introduced in nineteenth-century England. Exciting, competitive, and uniquely accessible to people of all ages and talent levels, tennis continues to enjoy popularity, both as a recreational activity and a spectator sport.

Life imitates sport in Tennis and Philosophy. Editor David Baggett approaches tennis not only as a game but also as a surprisingly rich resource for philosophical analysis. He assembles a team of champion scholars, including David Foster Wallace, Robert R. Clewis, David Detmer, Mark Huston, Tommy Valentini, Neil Delaney, and Kevin Kinghorn, to consider numerous philosophical issues within the sport. Profiles of tennis greats such as John McEnroe, Roger Federer, the Williams sisters, and Arthur Ashe are paired with pertinent topics, from the ethics of rage to the role of rivalry. Whether entertaining metaphysical arguments or examining the nature of beauty, these essays promise insightful discussion of one of the world's most popular sports.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Baggett, professor of philosophy at Liberty University, is coeditor of Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts and Hitchcock and Philosophy: Dial M for Metaphysics. He lives in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University Press of Kentucky
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081312574X
• ISBN 13: 9780813125749
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Éditeur: Baggett David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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