What We Think about When We Think about Soccer

Simon Critchley

ISBN 10: 0143132679 / ISBN 13: 9780143132677

Edité par Penguin Books October 2017, 2017

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• Titre: What We Think about When We Think about Soccer
• Éditeur: Penguin Books October 2017
• Date de parution: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0143132679
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780143132677
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• Impression: First Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

You play soccer. You watch soccer. You live soccer You breathe soccer. But do you think about soccer?

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it’s all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game.
 
Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosophy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions.

À propos de l?auteur

Simon Critchley is Hans Jonas Professor at the New School for Social Research. His books include Very Little…Almost Nothing (1997), Infinitely Demanding (2007), The Book of Dead Philosophers (2009) and The Faith of the Faithless (2012). Recent works include a novella, Memory Theatre, a book-length essay, Notes on Suicide and a book on David Bowie. He is series moderator of ‘The Stone’, a philosophy column in The New York Times and co-editor of The Stone Reader (2016). He is also 50% of an obscure musical combo called Critchley & Simmons. Ponders End, their new album, was recently released.