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Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Sport

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 2012

Summary

Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Sport explores the philosophical significance of sport – the phenomenological experience, the training, coaching, and the competition – from a uniquely pragmatic angle of vision. The philosophical insights of John Dewey, William James, C.S. Peirce, Jane Addams, and Josiah Royce shed new light on the meaning of the physical practices that take place on our soccer fields, national arenas, backyards, and playgrounds. Interestingly, a close examination of these contemporary practices allows us to understand a wide array of ethical, epistemological and metaphysical commitments that the American pragmatic tradition has articulated for more than a century. Pragmatism’s insistence that truth be embodied in the practical consequences of everyday life, its balancing of communal and individual purposes, its emphasis on the role of chance and spontaneity in experience — resonate with the findings of modern kinesiology and sport science.

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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-7840-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-7841-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
202
Product type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
  1. Introduction: Pragmatism and the Seasoned Practitioner No access Pages 1 - 16
  2. Chapter One: Process and the Sport Experience No access Pages 17 - 32
  3. Chapter Two: Peircean Reflections on the Personality of a Fútbol Club No access Pages 33 - 46
  4. Chapter Three: Paddling in the Stream of Consciousness: Describing the Movement of Jamesian Inquiry No access Pages 47 - 62
  5. Chapter Four: Running in Place: Significance on the Treadmill? No access Pages 63 - 76
  6. Chapter Five: Where Should LeBron’s Loyalty Lie? Where Should Ours? No access Pages 77 - 88
  7. Chapter Six: Agapastic Coaching: Charles Peirce, Coaching Philosophy, and Theories of Evolution No access Pages 89 - 104
  8. Chapter Seven: Gender, Sports, and the Ethics of Teammates: Toward an Outline of a Philosophy of Sport in the American Grain No access Pages 105 - 114
  9. Chapter Eight: Dick Butkus, Pragmatism, and Performance Art No access Pages 115 - 124
  10. Chapter Nine: Toward a Somatic Sport Feminism No access Pages 125 - 154
  11. Chapter Ten: Living the Injury: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Finding Meaning No access Pages 155 - 174
  12. Chapter Eleven: Deweyan Pragmatism and Self-Cultivation No access Pages 175 - 198
  13. Selected Bibliography No access Pages 199 - 200
  14. Index No access Pages 201 - 202

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