Watching Baseball, Seeing Philosophy - The Great Thinkers at Play on the Diamond (Paperback, First Edition,)

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 Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-3303-5
Barcode:	9780786433032

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