In today's media-driven world, it seems there is always a scandal
in the news involving athletes. Whether it's performance-enhancing
drugs in cycling, domestic violence in football, or sexual assault
in college athletics, new problems pop up as soon as old issues
disappear. As we struggle to understand and, hopefully, correct
these problems, we face the difficult reality that the lines
between fact and fiction are often blurred by the media, and sports
governing bodies can be slow to make the necessary changes in their
respective fields. In Sport Philosophy Now: The Culture of Sports
after the Lance Armstrong Scandal, Matthew James McNees scrutinizes
the current sports philosophy available and updates it in the
"post-Lance Armstrong" age. While many philosophers have turned a
blind eye to the realities of sport by focusing on
ideologically-driven abstract ideals, this book offers an engaging
alternative. Examining the field primarily through the competitive
world of cycling, McNees explores such issues as authenticity in
sport, our tendency to create superficial high-minded meaning from
the actions of athletes, and American capitalism in sports. Other
issues discussed include childhood, play, language, and economics.
This book critiques the field of sports philosophy from its
beginning, offers a new paradigm for the field, explains
journalistic mistakes specifically through the lens of the Lance
Armstrong scandal, and sheds light on the mysteries of cycling's
milieu of governing bodies and influential parties. This book aims
to inspire and support those who want to take up rigorous,
worthwhile, and difficult questions in the field of sports
philosophy. It will be of interest not only to scholars, but also
to the cycling community and those who wish to learn more about the
interactions between sports, culture, and philosophy.
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