Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition

Buch | Softcover

210 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4783-3 (ISBN)

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Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition analyzes the relationship between endurance sports and themes from the American philosophical tradition. The contributors write from a scholarly viewpoint but also informed through their own endurance sport participation.

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.

Douglas Hochstetler is professor of kinesiology and director of academic affairs at Penn State Lehigh Valley.

Contents
Foreword:
Amby Burfoot
1.Introduction: The nature of American philosophy and endurance sport
Douglas Hochstetler
2.Running and musing: Living philosophically
Douglas Anderson
3.When continentalism meets pragmatism - Enduring life in the strenuous mood
Ron Welters
4.Floyd Landis, endurance sport and the aesthetics of tension
Tim Elcombe
6. Sunrise, Sunset: Reflections on what makes an aging biker’s life significant
Scott Kretchmar
7. Representative endurance athlete
Peter Hopsicker
8. Cooking up a plan: Pragmatism and training
Pam R. Sailors and Cody D. Cash
9. Dewey goes the distance: Situated habit and ultraendurance sports
Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Shaun Gallagher, Daniel D. Hutto, Kaarina Beam
10. “The will to believe,” the will to win, and the problem of self-transcendence
Jeffrey Fry
11. On meaning and motive in endurance sport: An experiential romp through the grand whys
Scott Tinley
12. Circles of life: Evaluating goals and preparing for the future
Douglas Hochstet

Erscheinungsdatum	06.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	American Philosophy Series
Co-Autor	Douglas Anderson, Kaarina Beam, Cody D. Cash
Vorwort	Amby Burfoot
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 219 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	1-4985-4783-4 / 1498547834
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-4783-3 / 9781498547833
Zustand	Neuware