Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition
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Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition

  1. 211 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition

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Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition, edited by Douglas R. Hochstetler, analyzes the relationship between endurance sports—such as running, cycling, and swimming–and themes from the American philosophical tradition. The contributors enter into dialogue with writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, Henry David Thoreau, and John Dewey, as well as more recent scholars such as John McDermott and bell hooks. Examining American philosophical themes informs issues in endurance sport, and the experiential nature of endurance sport helps address philosophical issues and explain philosophical themes in American philosophy. The chapters bear witness to the fact that philosophy is not limited to abstract notions such as justice, truth, happiness, and so forth, but intersects with and has a bearing on our human endeavors of work and play. Furthermore, the themes centrally related to the American philosophical tradition align closely with the challenges and experiences present and faced by runners, cyclists, swimmers, and endurance athletes in general.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition
  3. Series Page
  4. Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1
  11. Running and Musing
  12. Chapter 2
  13. When Continentalism Meets Pragmatism
  14. Chapter 3
  15. Floyd Landis, Endurance Sport, and the Aesthetics of Tension
  16. Chapter 4
  17. Sunrise, Sunset
  18. Chapter 5
  19. Representative Endurance Athlete
  20. Chapter 6
  21. Cooking up a Plan
  22. Chapter 7
  23. Dewey Goes the Distance
  24. Chapter 8
  25. “The Will to Believe,” the Will to Win, and the Problem of Self-Transcendence
  26. Chapter 9
  27. On Meaning and Motive in Endurance Sport
  28. Conclusion
  29. Index
  30. Contributor Biographies