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- Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
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In paperback for the first time, Randolph Feezell’s Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection immediately tackles two big questions about sport: “What is it?” and “Why does it attract so many people?” Feezell argues that sports participation is best described as a form of human play, and the attraction for participants and viewers alike derives from both its aesthetic richness and narrative structure. He then claims that the way in which sports encourage serious competition in trivial pursuits is fundamentally absurd, and therefore participation requires a state of irony in the participants, where seriousness and playfulness are combined.
Feezell builds on these conclusions, addressing important ethical issues, arguing that sportsmanship should be seen as a kind of Aristotelian mean between the extremes of over- and under-investment in sport. Chapters on cheating, running up the score, and character building stress sport as a rule-governed, tradition-bound practice with standards of excellence and goods internal to the practice. With clear writing and numerous illuminating examples, Feezell demonstrates deep insight into both of his subjects.
Feezell builds on these conclusions, addressing important ethical issues, arguing that sportsmanship should be seen as a kind of Aristotelian mean between the extremes of over- and under-investment in sport. Chapters on cheating, running up the score, and character building stress sport as a rule-governed, tradition-bound practice with standards of excellence and goods internal to the practice. With clear writing and numerous illuminating examples, Feezell demonstrates deep insight into both of his subjects.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xv
- Part One Sport: Attraction and Paradox
- 2. The Freedom of Play
- pp. 19-31
- 4. Play and the Absurd
- pp. 46-57
- 5. Sport and the View from Nowhere
- pp. 58-80
- Part Two Sport and Ethics
- 6. Sportsmanship
- pp. 83-96
- 7. On Cheating in Sports
- pp. 97-110
- 8. Sportsmanship and Blowouts
- pp. 111-122
- 9. Sport, Character, and Virtue
- pp. 123-142
- 10. Respect for the Gane
- pp. 143-156
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252091162
Related ISBN(s)
9780252029554, 9780252074318
MARC Record
OCLC
867794082
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006