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Sport, Rules and Values: Philosophical Investigations into the Nature of Sport
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Sport, Rules and Values: Philosophical Investigations into the Nature of Sport
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Graham McFee
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Series | Ethics and Sport |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Philosophy Sports and outdoor recreation |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780415329644
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Classifications | Dewey:796.01 |
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Audience | General | Undergraduate | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
10 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Imprint |
Routledge
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Publication Date |
27 November 2003 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Overall, this work exemplifies the dependence of philosophical considerations of sport on ideas from philosophy more generally. Thus it sketches, for example, the contrast between rules and principles, an account of the occasion-sensitivity of understanding, and the place of normative and motivating reasons within practical reasoning. The book's argumentative structures originate in the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein without explicitly being an exposition of those ideas. It views philosophy as addressing the specific issues of particular persons, rather than approaching perennial problems. The result is a distinctive and appealing conception both of sport and of its philosophical investigation.
Author Biography
Graham McFee is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Brighton; and Vice President of the British Society of Aesthetics. He has written and presented extensively, both nationally and internationally, on the philosophy of Wittgenstein and on aesthetics, especially the aesthetics of dance.
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