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The study of sport is often thought of simply in terms of the sport
sciences. This book explains how a phenomenological approach is
capable of revealing the nature and meanings of sport in ways that
are beyond the reach of the sciences and how the very concepts
required by sport science stand in need of philosophical
explanation. The book has a 'didactic' intention, seeking to
present and discuss ideas and tools developed in the
phenomenological tradition in order to illuminate issues in sport,
in such a way as to be understandable for those without any
previous knowledge or background. There are clear and
straightforward accounts of the ideas of central thinkers, such as
Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Patocka, and applications of
central ideas to the analysis of particular issues, such as the
nature of risk sports, the feint in football, the problem of the
instant replay, the role of the sport psychologist, the idea of
'bodily perception', and the concept of 'transhumanism' in relation
to performance enhancement. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.
The study of sport is often thought of simply in terms of the sport
sciences. This book explains how a phenomenological approach is
capable of revealing the nature and meanings of sport in ways that
are beyond the reach of the sciences and how the very concepts
required by sport science stand in need of philosophical
explanation. The book has a 'didactic' intention, seeking to
present and discuss ideas and tools developed in the
phenomenological tradition in order to illuminate issues in sport,
in such a way as to be understandable for those without any
previous knowledge or background. There are clear and
straightforward accounts of the ideas of central thinkers, such as
Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Patocka, and applications of
central ideas to the analysis of particular issues, such as the
nature of risk sports, the feint in football, the problem of the
instant replay, the role of the sport psychologist, the idea of
'bodily perception', and the concept of 'transhumanism' in relation
to performance enhancement. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.
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