Games, Sports, and Play - Philosophical Essays (Hardcover)

This volume presents new philosophical essays on a topic that's been neglected in most recent philosophy: games, sports, and play. Some contributions address conceptual questions about what games and sports have in common and that distinguishes them from other activities; here many take their start from Bernard Suits's celebrated analysis of game-playing in his book The Grasshopper and either elaborate it or propose an alternative to it. Other essays discuss normative issues that arise within games and sports, such as about fairness, for example in the treatment of male and female athletes. Yet others consider broader evaluative questions about the value of games and sports, which some see as enabling the display of distinctive excellences. Games, Sports, and Play includes a posthumous essay by Suits defending his claim, in The Grasshopper, that life in utopia would consist primarily in playing games. The volume's chapters approach the topic of games, sports, and play from different angles but always in the belief that there is rich terrain here for philosophical investigation.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Engaging Philosophy
Release date:	September 2019
Editors:	Thomas Hurka (Chancellor Henry N.R. Jackman Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Studies)
Dimensions:	239 x 160 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-879835-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-19-879835-0
Barcode:	9780198798354

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