"In the mid twentieth century the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein famously asserted that games are indefinable; there are no common threads that link them all. "Nonsense," says the sensible Bernard Suits: "playing a game is a voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles."…
Philosophy, sport and the pandemic
by Fry, Jeffrey P., Edgar, Andrew
fromEthics and sport
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on every aspect of our social, cultural and commercial lives, including the world of sport. This book examines the ethical and philosophical dimensions of the intersection of COVID-19 and sport. The book goes beyond simple description of t…
The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure of the development of the philosophy of sport but it also constitutes an expression of the disciplines state of the art.
This title features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars, with the volume covering all the fundamental questions asked by sport philosophers. The book includes the history and development of the discipline, essays on the research methods ty…
"The Bloomsbury companion to the philosophy of sport features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. By providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), the book serves as a measure o…
The Bloomsbury companion to the philosophy of sport
This book features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure of the development of the philosophy of spo…
The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure o…
Reflecting on the nature and aims of scientific enquiry in the fields of exercise, health and sport, this book addresses the underlying assumptions of what shape scientific enquiries ought to take in these disciplines. It raises questions such as: Do natural and social scientist…