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Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Eric Bronson
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Foreword by Bill Littlefield
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Edited by William Irwin
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| Series | Popular Culture and Philosophy |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:300 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy
Baseball |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780812695564
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.357019 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
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Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Imprint |
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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| Publication Date |
29 January 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
William Irwin has taken philosophy out of the academy and put it on the bestseller list. The series has been featured in The New York Times and People, and on NPR's All Things Considered. Now philosophy finds its real home in the dugout. In Baseball and Philosophy, 18 professors some from the new field devoted to the philosophy of sport, others unapologetic baseball fans explore the sport's deeper aspects. How can Zen be applied to hitting? Do you play to win or play by the rules? Is it ethical to employ deception in sports? Can a game be defined by its written rules or are there also other constraints? What can the U.S. Supreme Court learn from umpiring? Why should baseball be the only industry exempt from antitrust laws? These are some of the questions addressed in this witty, provocative blend of two major American pastimes: watching baseball and thinking about it.
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