168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Do we watch sport for pure dumb entertainment? While some people might do so, Stephen Mumford argues that it can be watched in other ways. Sport can be both a subject of high aesthetic values and a valid source for our moral education. The philosophy of sport has tended to focus on participation, but this book instead examines the philosophical issues around watching sport. Far from being a... Read more
Preface 1. The Starting Line 2. Partisans and Purists 3. Aesthetics in Sport 4. What is Art? 5. The Principal Aim 6. Real and Imagined Drama 7. Purism and the Aesthetic Perception 8. Ethics and Aesthetics 9. Ethics in Sport and Life 10. Contests of Virtue 11. Should Athletes be Role Models? 12. Collective Emotion 13. Allegiance and Identity 14. Why Do We Care? Bibliography
Biography
Stephen Mumford　is Professor of Metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, UK. His previous books include Dispositions (1998), Russell on Metaphysics (2003), Laws in Nature (2004), David Armstrong (2007) and Getting Causes from Powers (2011, with Rani Lill Anjum)
