There are uncanny connections between nine baseball greats and the
great thinkers of the West. This book offers a very practical
application of Western philosophy by examining these icons of
American sport and culture.The intensity and single-mindedness of
Ted Williams breathes life into Camus' Sisyphus; Billy Martin's
maniacal competitiveness recalls Niccolo Machiavelli's take on
politics, which he characterized as a zero-sum game; the homespun
philosophy of Satchel Paige echoes the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius;
and the many facets of Joe DiMaggio's personality cry out for the
resolution that Nietzsche's doctrine of perspectivism might have
given.Also covered are the connections between Joe Torre and
Aristotle; Jackie Robinson and Antonio Gramsci; Mickey Mantle and
St. Thomas Aquinas; John Franco and William James; and Jose Canseco
and Immanuel Kant.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2008 |
| First published: |
March 2008 |
| Authors: |
Raymond Angelo Belliotti
|
| Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
198 |
| Edition: |
First Edition, |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-3303-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7864-3303-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780786433032 |
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