Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection

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  • Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection Book Detail

  • Author : Randolph Feezell
  • Release Date : 2010-10-01
  • Publisher : University of Illinois Press
  • Genre : Philosophy
  • Pages : 194
  • ISBN 13 : 0252091167
  • File Size : 55,55 MB
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Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection by Randolph Feezell PDF Summary

Book Description: In paperback for the first time, Randolph Feezell’s Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection immediately tackles two big questions about sport: “What is it?” and “Why does it attract so many people?” Feezell argues that sports participation is best described as a form of human play, and the attraction for participants and viewers alike derives from both its aesthetic richness and narrative structure. He then claims that the way in which sports encourage serious competition in trivial pursuits is fundamentally absurd, and therefore participation requires a state of irony in the participants, where seriousness and playfulness are combined. Feezell builds on these conclusions, addressing important ethical issues, arguing that sportsmanship should be seen as a kind of Aristotelian mean between the extremes of over- and under-investment in sport. Chapters on cheating, running up the score, and character building stress sport as a rule-governed, tradition-bound practice with standards of excellence and goods internal to the practice. With clear writing and numerous illuminating examples, Feezell demonstrates deep insight into both of his subjects.

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