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The Philosophy of Football (Paperback)
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The Philosophy of Football (Paperback)
Series: Ethics and Sport
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Human beings are the only creatures known to engage in sport. We
are sporting animals, and our favourite pastime of football is the
biggest sport spectacle on earth. The Philosophy of Football
presents the first sustained, in-depth philosophical investigation
of the phenomenon of football. In explaining the complex nature of
football, the book draws on literature in sociology, history,
psychology and beyond, offering real-life examples of footballing
actions alongside illuminating thought experiments. The book is
organized around four main themes considering the character,
nature, analysis and aesthetics of football. It discusses football
as an extra-ordinary, unnecessary, rule-based, competitive,
skill-based physical activity, articulated as a social (as opposed
to natural) kind that is fictional in character, and where fairness
or fair play - contrary to much sport ethical discussion - is not
centre stage. Football, it is argued, is a constructive-
destructive contact sport and, in comparison to other sports, is
lower scoring and more affected by chance. The latter presents to
its spectators a more unpredictable game and a darker, more complex
and denser drama to enjoy. The Philosophy of Football deepens our
understanding of the familiar features of the game, offering novel
interpretations on what football is, how and why we play it, and
what the game offers its followers that makes us so eagerly await
match day. This is essential reading for anybody with an interest
in the world's most popular game or in the philosophical or social
study of sport.
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